Regulator requires responses on faults in detection of stopped vehicles and threat with penalties if not cooperate
The National US Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent a list of 25 questions detailed to Ford About the driver assistance system BlueCruise after two accidents Fatal involving the software in 2024.
The letter, Submitted on June 18brand First Formal Request Information since the investigation was elevated to the engineering analysis phase, necessary step before a possible recall.
Collisions motivated federal agency questioning
- The regulator wants from basic data, such as the List of Vehicles equipped with BlueCruise, until internal documents on the development, operation and any system failures, as well as changes made from accidents;
- The two incidents that motivated the investigation involved drivers who used BlueCruise and collided with vehicles stopped at night;
- The infractions raise concerns about capacity of the system of detecting low visibility static obstacles – a failure similar to that observed in Tesla.
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Ford system does not work on any highway
BlueCruise works only in Pre-Mapid Highwaysusing cameras, radars and an eye tracking system for Ensure the driver’s attentionbut NHTSA wants better understand how the software detects and classifies dangers ahead.
Ford said it was collaborating with the investigation and even August 6 To answer the questions, Under risk of civil penalties. The BlueCruise system is present in models, such as the Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-e and Explorer, with annual cost or single payment.
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