Ford Looks To Take On Tesla With Their Own Self Driving Mode, BlueCruise

Despite the issues with Tesla's self-driving mode, Ford, a competitor manufacturer

It has debuted BlueCruise, its own version, and released a YouTube video that walks

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The goal of the Blue Oval is to demonstrate that its method is superior than all others

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by capitalizing on the problems that Tesla has encountered.

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According to Ford, in order to use the FordPass app, you must first enter your car's VIN number into the system

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You then activate the Connect Modem when that has been registered.

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This is under the settings menu, where you go into Driver Assistance and then select adaptive cruise control

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After that, whenever you enter a Blue Zone, a pop-up appears on your heads-up

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“Blue Cruise available” and it then says that you press the adaptive cruise control button to activate it.

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The system will then keep the Ford in its lane for you, and you can take your hands off the wheel.

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If you take your eyes off the road for too long, the system chimes in and tells

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road again and stay focused. The latest version of the system, 1.2, allows the car to change

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