Feds investigating Ford Mustang Mach-E hands-free tech after fatal crashes
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The auto safety regulator said Monday its initial investigation confirmed that BlueCruise was engaged immediately prior to the collision in the Philadelphia crash.
NHTSA previously opened special crash investigations into both fatal incidents. Both occurred during “nighttime lighting conditions,” the agency said.
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Ford offers BlueCruise, an advanced hands-free driving system that operates on 97% of U.S. and Canadian highways with no intersections or traffic signals. The system uses a camera-based driver monitoring system to determine driver attentiveness.
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E (Ford / Fox News)
The NHTSA investigation includes Mach-E vehicles with Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 that have a number of driver assistance technologies, including BlueCruise, which was introduced in 2021 and is currently available in a range of Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
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The investigation will evaluate the system’s performance on the dynamic driving task and driver monitoring, NHTSA said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
