Carmaker Ford has introduced technology that “smoothly and seamlessly” initiates a hands-free lane change to pass slower moving traffic.
Ford BlueCruise* set to the 70 mph speed limit, but the semi-truck in front of you is traveling at 55 mph. Now, our latest version of BlueCruise hands-free highway driving software can smoothly and seamlessly initiate a hands-free lane change to pass slower moving traffic and keep you driving hands-free at your preferred speed.
This is possible because of an all-new BlueCruise 1.5 feature, Automatic Lane Change, developed by our Ford Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) team to help make hands-free highway driving even better. It will help you stay engaged longer in hands-free mode than prior versions and keep you moving through traffic.
BlueCruise 1.5 is installed on the Mustang Mach-E in the US, and is designed to facilitate what Ford calls a “smooth and natural drive experience”, meaning it will try to avoid merging with traffic moving much faster than the vehicle.
It can also avoid moving the vehicle into the inside lane where off-ramps and inconsistent lane markings are present or merging with traffic that requires the driver putting hands back on the wheel.
Ford says that in internal testing, on an average drive, BlueCruise 1.5 will automate up to 45% of lane changes.
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