FORD Expands Hands-Free Driving Availability To Europe With BlueCruise Launch In Spain

FORD expands hands-free driving availability to customers in Europe with BlueCruise launch in Spain.

Spain joins Great Britain and Germany as the only three European country currently authorize to usage BlueCruise.

Ford says more than 260,000 BlueCruise-equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicles on the road globally.

Customers have also spent over 1.8 million hours using BlueCruise and have driven 125 million hands-free miles.

Ford is expanding hands-free driving availability to more customers in Europe with the launch of the BlueCruise in Spain, joining Great Britain and Germany as the only three European country currently authorize to usage the BlueCruise.

Earlier this year, BlueCruise became the first advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) to deliver true hands-free driving at highway speeds in Europe after getting approval for use on the motorway network in Great Britain.

Like in Great Britain, customers in Germany and Spain will in few weeks time be able to order and use BlueCruise-equipped Mustang Mach-E vehicles on designated highways called Blue Zones.

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According to Ford, customers have also spent over 1.8 million hours using BlueCruise and have driven 125 million hands-free miles while behind the wheels of more than 260,000 BlueCruise-equipped Ford and Lincoln vehicles on the road globally.

With BlueCruise, Ford says drivers can periodically let go of the steering wheel, while the car maintains a safe distance from other vehicles when driving on a straight, boring section of highway, or when stuck in a traffic jam.

“Systems like BlueCruise are an important advancement that can help make driving easier and less stressful,” said Jake Fisher, CR’s senior director of auto testing, though he noted that “they don’t make a car self-driving at all.”

“Instead, they create a new way of collaboratively driving with the computers in your car. When automakers do it the right way, it can make driving safer and more convenient. When they do it the wrong way, it can be dangerous.”

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