Self-driving cars
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We tested Ford’s BlueCruise on a 1,100-mile road trip from Chicago to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and back to see how well the technology works.
By Brian Normile
August 30, 2022
Beginning Sept. 5, the price of the Full Self-Driving feature will rise to $15,000 from $12,000.
By Brian Normile
August 23, 2022
The hands-free Super Cruise feature works only on select, premapped stretches of road and uses a variety of sensors to maintain vehicle speed, lane position and follow distance.
By Brian Normile
August 3, 2022
An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study determined that most drivers prefer partial automation that comes with appropriate safeguards, while hands-free systems make many drivers nervous.
By Jennifer Geiger
June 22, 2022
Cars with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that automate some tasks — braking, acceleration and steering in some situations — are more common at all price levels for 2022.
By Fred Meier
April 4, 2022
As more semi-autonomous driving features are introduced, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety is launching a new program to evaluate their safeguards.
By Jane Ulitskaya
January 20, 2022
Our 2021 F-150 was finally set to receive BlueCruise, Ford’s driver-assist system that couples hands-free lane centering with adaptive cruise control, but we found no evidence it had been installed.
By Kelsey Mays
January 13, 2022
ADAS technology aims to prevent crashes or, in some cases, mitigate the severity of those that cannot be prevented.
By Fred Meier
October 22, 2021
GM’s Ultra Cruise system expands on the automaker’s existing Super Cruise capabilities to allow for hands-free driving on all paved roads with more advanced driving functions and its human-machine interface.
By Jane Ulitskaya
October 7, 2021
Lane keep assist or related terms, like lane keeping assist or Active Lane Keeping Assist, are advanced driver-assistance systems designed to keep you from unintentionally drifting out of your lane.
By Fred Meier
October 1, 2021