The NHTSA announced an investigation into the self-driving Ford Mustang Mach-E after two accidents resulting in fatalities.
Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced an investigation into reports that certain self-driving vehicles from Ford are prone to crashing into stationary cars. To date, the NHTSA has documented two incidents where Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles crashed into stationary cars that “were located within the travel lanes of controlled-access highways.” Tragically, both incidents resulted in at least one fatality.
Incidentally, Ford on its website notes that Consumer Reports rates its BlueCruise technology as the best Driving Assistance System on the market, beating out the likes of Jaguar, Subaru, Tesla, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and a slew of others. Ford’s BlueCruise technology outperformed the competition by a significant margin. All told, BlueCruise received an overall score of 84. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla received scores of 72 and 61, respectively.
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