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Ford’s hands-free BlueCruise system was active before fatal Texas crash

The driver of a Mustang Mach-E who crashed into a stationary car in Texas in February was using Ford's hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise,

Ford said at the time that it reported the Texas crash to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and that it was “actively researching all available information.” The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday. That second crash also involved the Ford impacting two stationary cars, raising questions about whether the automaker’s driver assistance system has a similar problem to what Tesla has dealt with for years with Autopilot. A 1999 Honda CR-V was stationary in the center lane of Interstate 10 with no lights on at around 9:50PM CT, when the Mustang Mach-E crashed into the back of it.

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