{"id":14235,"date":"2022-09-09T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/09\/ford-will-update-bluecruise-driver-assist-with-hands-free-lane-changing\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:40:46","slug":"ford-will-update-bluecruise-driver-assist-with-hands-free-lane-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/09\/ford-will-update-bluecruise-driver-assist-with-hands-free-lane-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford will update BlueCruise driver assist with hands-free lane changing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/8\/23342626\/ford-bluecruise-adas-hands-free-lane-change-update\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/8\/23342626\/ford-bluecruise-adas-hands-free-lane-change-update<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"92.720096518442\">\n<p id=\"HL45d1\">Ford is rolling out its first major update to its BlueCruise advanced driver-assist system, adding hands-free lane changing and several other new features, the company announced Thursday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"nTG6MM\">BlueCruise, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/14\/22383460\/ford-bluecruise-hands-free-adas-f150-mustang-mache\">Ford is positioning as a viable competitor<\/a> to GM\u2019s Super Cruise and Tesla\u2019s Autopilot systems, first launched in 2021 with the Ford Mustang Mach-E and has since rolled out to 75,000 Ford and Lincoln owners. <\/p>\n<p id=\"utVwa5\">The software update, BlueCruise 1.2, will arrive this fall, starting with the 2023 Mustang Mach-E before landing with other models. (For Lincoln owners, the update will roll out as ActiveGlide 1.2.) Both updates will include three new features: lane change assist, predictive speed assist, and in-lane repositioning. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"JmGIJu\"><q>lane change assist, predictive speed assist, and in-lane repositioning<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"aMtfi3\">Lane change assist will automatically perform a lane change when requested by the driver tapping the turn signal and can even suggest a lane change if the vehicle appears to be in slow-moving traffic. Predictive speed assist automatically adjusts the speed as drivers approach a sharp curve and will signal the driver ahead of time when a speed change is about to occur. And in-lane repositioning keeps the vehicle in its lane while subtly shifting its position away from adjacent vehicles, especially bigger ones like semi trucks. <\/p>\n<p id=\"BvDyuj\">\u201cThese improvements are just the beginning of a constant journey toward improving safety and giving customers valuable time back,\u201d Doug Field, who runs Ford\u2019s electric and autonomous division Model e, said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p id=\"pZ5G4H\">But Ford is slightly behind the rest of the pack when it comes to these features. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/4\/3\/18294511\/tesla-autopilot-seamless-navigate-lane-change-confirmation\">Tesla added<\/a> automatic lane changing to Autopilot in 2019, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/7\/23\/22589285\/gm-super-cruise-automatic-lane-change-gmc-chevy-silverado\">GM updated Super Cruise<\/a> to include the feature in 2021. Last year, GM filed a lawsuit against Ford, arguing that the name BlueCruise was too close to Super Cruise. The two companies are reportedly trying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/10\/3\/22707077\/ford-gm-working-toward-settlement-cruise-hands-free-driving-autonomous\">to work out a settlement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"wS04WK\"><q>Ford is slightly behind the rest of the pack<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"h7E4rb\">BlueCruise and ActiveGlide are Level 2 systems, as defined by the Society for Automotive Engineers\u2019 levels of automation, which generally work in concert with a number of distinct features, like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist, blindspot detection, pedestrian monitoring, and stop sign detection. These systems do not make the vehicle autonomous, as drivers are required to stay vigilant and keep their eyes on the road.<\/p>\n<p id=\"AYApoz\">Ford says that BlueCruise can be activated only on prequalified divided highways, of which there are currently 130,000 miles. The company says it is \u201ccontinually improving maps with over-the-air updates identifying prequalified sections of divided highways where BlueCruise can be used.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"jqX0OV\"><em>The Verge<\/em>\u2019s Nilay Patel found BlueCruise to be \u201cdeeply confusing\u201d when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23307298\/ford-f-150-lightning-review\">reviewed the F-150 Lightning<\/a> but also found that it \u201cworked great\u201d when active. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/8\/23342626\/ford-bluecruise-adas-hands-free-lane-change-update\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/8\/23342626\/ford-bluecruise-adas-hands-free-lane-change-update<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Ford is rolling out its first major update to its BlueCruise advanced driver-assist system, adding hands-free lane changing and several other new features, the company announced Thursday. BlueCruise, which Ford is positioning as a viable competitor to GM\u2019s Super Cruise and Tesla\u2019s Autopilot systems, first launched in 2021 with the Ford Mustang Mach-E and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,8],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-14235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","category-technology","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ford will update BlueCruise driver assist with hands-free lane changing - Science and Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/09\/ford-will-update-bluecruise-driver-assist-with-hands-free-lane-changing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ford will update BlueCruise driver assist with hands-free lane changing - Science and Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source: Ford is rolling out its first major update to its BlueCruise advanced driver-assist system, adding hands-free lane changing and several other new features, the company announced Thursday. 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