After Honing Its Lawsuit Skills On Tesla, NHTSA Goes After Ford's BlueCruise For Two Deadly Crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a probe into two high-profile nighttime crashes involving Ford's BlueCruise hands-free semi-autonomous driving system that both resulted in deaths. This was first reported by Automotive News. As well as happening at night, both crashes occurred with stationary objects, raising serious concerns about the viability of the system when lighting is dim. If the system can't see a parked car, what will happen when someone cuts you off?