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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. is investigating Ford's hands-free BlueCruise driver assistance technology, and its possible involvement in two crashes, which killed three people. BlueCruise is available in the Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning, though the trucks haven't been involved in any hands-free accidents as of this writing.
The NHTSA filing, spotted by PCMag, was submitted last week. In both cases, the Ford car was traveling and crashed into a stopped vehicle in traveling lanes. The filing from the NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) says that BlueCruise driver assistance technology was active "immediately prior" to the wrecks. The technology is designed to allow the car to use cameras and radar-sensing equipment on the vehicles to enable drivers to take their hands off the wheel while in motion.
PCMag contacted Ford for comment and was told, "We are working with NHTSA to support its investigation." The Ford representative didn't elaborate on whether a recall is in the works or if these are isolated incidents.
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