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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into Ford’s Blue Cruise hands-free driving technology following two fatal crashes involving the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.
The agency’s investigation will assess the safety of approximately 130,000 Mustang Mach-E vehicles from the 2021 to 2024 model years.
2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Electric Vehicle (Ford Motor/FOX News)
Ford told FOX Business in a statement that it is “working with NHTSA to assist with the investigation.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified two crashes involving a Ford Mustang Mach-E using a BlueCruise that struck the rear of a stopped Honda CR-V on Interstate 10 on February 24th. A separate investigation into the Mach E accident has begun. A 56-year-old Honda driver died in San Antonio, Texas.
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The NTSB is also investigating a March 3 crash involving a Ford Mach-E in Philadelphia, another crash cited by NHTSA.
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Auto safety regulators announced Monday that an initial investigation confirmed that a Blue Cruise was involved in the Philadelphia crash moments before the crash.
NHTSA previously launched special crash investigations into both fatal crashes. Both incidents occurred during “nighttime lighting conditions,” authorities said.
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Ford offers BlueCruise, an advanced hands-free driving system that operates on 97% of U.S. and Canadian highways without intersections or traffic lights. The system uses a camera-based driver monitoring system to determine driver attentiveness.
2021 Ford Mustang Mach E (Ford/Fox News)
NHTSA’s investigation includes: mach e vehicle Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 is equipped with a number of driver-assistance technologies, including BlueCruise, which was introduced in 2021 and is currently available on a variety of Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
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NHTSA said the study will evaluate the system’s performance in dynamic driving tasks and driver monitoring.
Reuters contributed to this report.
