Ultra Cruise is designed to enable hands-free driving in 95% of all driving scenarios, and will provide a a door-to-door hands-free driving experience.
The new capabilities are trailering, automatic lane change and enhanced navigation display.
The system will be offered via over-the-air software updates on 2021 F-150 models equipped with the available Ford Co-Pilot360 Active 2.0 Prep Package.
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.
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