Ford released a new generation of BlueCruise Lanzhi active driving assist system, and the electric horse Mach-E will be the first to carry it.
CTOnews.com Sept. 11, local time on September 8, Ford announced that it will launch the BlueCruise Blue Smart 1.2 active driving assistance system in the global market. A number of new functions have been added to the new generation of system, including active lane-changing assistance and intelligent lane avoidance, which can liberate the hands.
Ford said that the Ford Mustang Mach-E, which will be launched in the North American market this fall, will be the first to be equipped with the BlueCruise Blue Intelligence 1.2 active driving assistance system, which will be adopted by more models in the future.
CTOnews.com learned that Doug Field, chief electric vehicles and digital products officer of Ford Model e, said that drivers can automatically change lanes according to road conditions by turning on the turn signal when driving a vehicle with a new generation of BlueCruise blue driving assistance system.
According to reports, the upgraded Ford BlueCruise active driving assist system includes three major functions:
Active lane change assist function: users only need to turn on the turn signal, and the BlueCruise Lanzhi active driving assist system can realize active safety lane change according to the road conditions. At the same time, if the traffic ahead is slow, the BlueCruise Lanzhi active driving assist system can also actively judge the traffic flow in front and remind users to change lanes.
Intelligent speed assist function: when the vehicle is about to make a sharp turn on the road ahead, the BlueCruise blue intelligent driving system will actively and smoothly reduce the speed and be able to give a hint to the driver before the speed change.
Intelligent lane avoidance function: it can keep the vehicle running safely in the selected lane all the time, and can automatically help the vehicle avoid when the vehicle appears in the adjacent lane.
It should be noted that Ford pointed out that when the vehicle is on the road where the BlueCruise Blue Intelligence driving active driving assist system is applicable, the BlueCruise Blue Intelligence active driving Assistance system will switch to a driving assistance state that can "liberate both hands" only after automatically detecting and confirming that the lane on the road is clearly visible, the driver's attention and sight are focused on the direction of the vehicle, and his hands are on the steering wheel.
Data show that by the end of August 2022, more than 75000 Ford and Lincoln owners around the world have opened the BlueCruise Blue Intelligence driving assist function, realizing active driving assistance mileage of more than 25.6 million kilometers.
