![]() ![]() This means the driver must remain ‘in the loop’, while the car controls the driving functions. Unlike its US counterpart, the UK’s BlueCruise will need a driver’s steering input to change lanes.īlueCruise still requires the driver’s attention to be on the road, though, and is dubbed a “hands-off, eyes-on” feature – given it is not fully autonomous level three, where the car can take over entirely in certain situations. The new tech builds on this, with predictive speed assistance when approaching a sharp curve and “human-like” lane positioning that “subtly” shifts away from larger vehicles – such as lorries – in adjacent lanes, as drivers “tend to do intuitively”, Ford says. Like IACC, BlueCruise will keep pace with other vehicles (up to the set speed and to a limit of 128km/h), slow down with traffic and adjust speed according to road signs. Drivers will be alerted as to when they can remove their hands from the wheel. This new level two-plus autonomous tech – launched in parts of the US and Canada last year – works as an add-on to Ford’s current intelligent adaptive cruise control (IACC) and will take over when entering these zones with IACC active. BlueCruise allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel while the car drives itself in designated, premapped “blue zones” (which include the M25 and the M40), following approval from the Department for Transport. Offered as a £17.99 (AUD$33.20) monthly subscription extra for 2023-model-year Ford Mustang Mach-Es, the electric model that will be available to order in Australia later this year. Hands-off driving is now legal in the UK as Ford becomes the first car maker to offer semi-autonomous cruising on 2300 miles (3700km) of British motorways – the first country in Europe to allow such a move. Ford Mustang Mach-E will offer BlueCruise as a $33-a-month option for use on 3700km of motorway.
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