Ford
is
releasing
a
new
version
of
its
BlueCruise
hands-free
driving
software,
version
1.4,
which
it
claims
will
let
you
keep
your
hands
off
the
wheel
twice
as
long.
In
fact,
the
company
tells
us
it
can
now
run
an
average
of
five
times
longer
compared
to
last
year’s
version
1.2
and
double
that
of
1.3,
which
started
rolling
out
more
recently.
The
company
doesn’t
specify
exactly
how
long,
on
average,
a
vehicle
can
be
driven
using
BlueCruise.
The
improvements
come
thanks
to
new
“motion
controller”
software
that
Ford
says
keeps
your
BlueCruise-equipped
vehicle
better
centered
in
its
lane
as
well
as
improvements
in
handling
different
weather
conditions,
tight
curves,
narrow
lanes,
and
reflections
from
the
sun.
These
axes
are
not
labeled.Image:
Ford
I
recently
tested
BlueCruise
1.2
in
a
2024
Lincoln
Nautilus,
and
I
felt
it
already
operated
smoothly
when
navigating
tight
curves.
However,
after
some
sudden
rainfall,
the
system
did
warn
me
to
put
my
hands
back
on
the
wheel,
so
perhaps
version
1.4
could
improve
that
situation.
BlueCruise
1.4
will
ship
with
the
new
2025
Ford
F-150
and
the
2025
Lincoln
Navigator
to
start,
and
it
will
also
come
as
an
over-the-air
(OTA)
software
update
“to
select
vehicle
lines
in
the
future.”
Ford
has
not
confirmed
which
vehicles
will
get
the
OTA
update,
PR
representative
Whitney
Pineda
tells
The
Verge.
Consumer
Reports
ranks
BlueCruise
as
the
top
advanced
driver-assistance
system
in
the
market
right
now,
beating
out
GM’s
Super
Cruise
and
Tesla’s
Autopilot.
Ford
says
492,000
vehicles
on
the
road
are
equipped
with
BlueCruise
worldwide.
(Originally posted by Umar Shakir)
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