Ford's new self-driving technology called Blue Cruise is under investigation by the feds after two deadly crashes where drivers may have been going hands-free in Mustang Mach-Es. Before that news ...
The investigation revealed that the crashes happened because Ford Adaptive Cruise Control, a key component of the BlueCruise system, is programmed to ignore stationary objects in the car's path ...
At the center of the inquiry are two crashes that resulted in fatalities, both occurring at night and involving Mach-Es ...
Investigators call out Ford's decision to program its adaptive cruise control (ACC) to disregard stationary objects at speeds over 62 mph in an effort to minimize false alarms. However ...
"Specifically, due to the potential for false detection of stationary objects at long distances, Ford designed Adaptive Cruise Control to inhibit any response to reported stationary objects when ...