I've driven a number of vehicles recently with Ford's BlueCruise hands-free highway driving assistant, and here's my takeaway: It's still a work in progress.<\/p>\n
The big picture: Ford is only the second automaker to offer a true hands-free highway driving system. GM's Super Cruise was first in 2017.<\/p>\n
Although it's not as good as GM's system, Ford BlueCruise is more capable than the limited assisted-driving technology available on other cars.<\/p>\n
How it works: Like GM's system, Ford BlueCruise only works on pre-mapped sections of certain roads at speeds up to 85 miles per hour.<\/p>\n
My first encounter with BlueCruise was in an F-150 Lightning electric pickup I drove along with another journalist during a media event last May in Texas. <\/p>\n
Ford is aware of these issues and says it will continue to enhance BlueCruise's capabilities. <\/p>\n
Key takeaway: I later drove a Ford Expedition with BlueCruise and a Lincoln Navigator with similar ActiveGlide technology, and both seemed more competent.<\/p>\n
The bottom line: Hands-free driving is available on the F-150 and Mustang Mach-E, as well as the Lightning, Expedition and Navigator vehicles I drove. Over-the-air software improvements will come later, Ford says. <\/p>\n
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