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Ford's hands-free system BlueCruise prompts investigation following two fatal accidents

Martin Hodás — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:40:01 +0000

Federal safety regulators are investigating Ford's advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise which allows driving hands-free. Three were killed in two Mustang Mach-E accidents with stationary cars. Read more...

Uber and Lyft share lists of banned drivers in safety boost

Paul Hill — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 01:32:01 +0000

Uber and Lyft have established a mechanism in the U.S. to share lists of banned drivers who were kicked off of one of the services for serious violations so they can be kept off the other platform. Read more...

Investigation underway as Tesla driver dies in crash while in Autopilot mode

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 07:30:01 +0000

Autonomous vehicles, after millions of miles on the road, have had their first fatality. The driver of a Tesla Model S whose Autopilot mode was engaged died after the car crashed into another vehicle. Read more...