Ford’s BlueCruise system is an SAE Level 2 driver-assist technology similar to Tesla Autopilot. Yet unlike AutoPilot, Ford’s Hands-Free Mode does not require a driver’s hands to stay in contact with the steering wheel, unless prompted by vehicle alerts.
Law enforcement across Minnesota have issued some 9,700 citations to violators of the state’s hands-free law in the first five months the law has been in effect.
Maine will become the 20th state in the nation to enact a hands-free driving law when the measure goes into effect on Sept. 19.
Starting on August 1, Minnesota’s expanded distracted driving law, which makes it illegal for drivers to hold a cellphone goes into effect.
The state legislation also seeks to raise the distracted-driving fine from $150 to as much as $900 for repeat offenders.
On-the-job vehicle crashes can be costly to employers, even when they occur off the clock. Protect the company, drivers, and others on the road by developing and enforcing a comprehensive fleet cell phone policy.
WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.
DEARBORN, MI - Starting with the Fusion and Flex, Ford said it projects 9 million more SYNC-powered vehicles over the next three years.
WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation to the 50 states, and D.C., to ban driver use of all portable electronic devices in a vehicle, including hands-free devices.
DEARBORN, MI – Ford has released a new update to its SYNC software, which gives users the ability to have text messages read to them aloud.
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