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Ford in ‘No-hands’ Land

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  • 21AVEP05_07
Published May 01, 2021 by SAE International in United States
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BlueCruise hands-free driver-assist is available later this year for the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 pickup.

There's a whole lot about Ford's hands-free driving technology that the automaker isn't revealing just yet. But at least it now has a name - BlueCruise - and some preliminary pricing details.

As an SAE Level 2 driver-assist technology, BlueCruise is the next step from Ford's Co-Pilot360 technology that was announced last year and launched on two of the company's highest-profile models: the Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle (EV) and the 2021 F-150. With BlueCruise, Co-Pilot360 will support hands-free driving, Ford's first foray into this next level of assisted driving. For owners who already have one of these “properly equipped” vehicles - which means there's a driver-facing camera installed - BlueCruise will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update sometime in the third quarter of this year.