Excellent video. Thanks for trying it all out. I clenched the same time you two did. Glad the system reacted well. Lane centering does have some quirks on 2 lane roads. Thanks for sharing with us.
That "scary moment" is the exact scenario that everyone worries about. Cool that it was captured on camera so we can see how well BlueCruise handles it!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to test in so many different scenarios! Really interesting. Cool to see the improvements & hope you get it in your Mach-E soon!
I tested the Blue Cruise with hands free and it works quite well. I also tried the lane changing and it changes lane but I had to manually take stop the blinker.
I find the resume acceleration from a stop light to be too slow for my expectations and those of drivers behind me in city driving, so I use the accelerator pedal to resume when the light goes green.
I had an experience last week of driving on the east coast from coastal Delaware to Philadelphia in a driving rain storm. The BlueCruise handsfree mode hardly came on since the rain was driving down so hard. I😊
I BlueCruised through Chatanooga traffic, about 3 weeks ago, on the way to Nashville. Two miles per hour so everybody sees you. It was freaken' awesome & totally stress free. Actually stop-n-go situations would make more likely to renew the subscription than wide open roads.
Using systems like BlueCruise in stop-n-go is so underrated! Most people talk about the performance on long boring drives. That is relatively easy and stress free. These systems are so valuable when you are stuck in freeway traffic!
Thanks for all the help with my Mach-E. I was much more sure about the purchase after watching your videos! Definitely hammer the engineers about accelerating from a stop and slowing for stopped cars. That thing is ridiculous. Like a 15 year old on a learner’s permit. Also, why can’t they show a map of where Blue Cruise highways are mapped? And why aren’t they mapping more? We’ve been stuck at 130,000 miles of roads forever.
😂😂Thanks! A map in the nav would be nice, though. Now I can see why they avoided putting up a map! Zoom in on any city, and you’ll see literally dozens of gaps! Some are on curves, others only on one side of the road, and still others possibly for no reason at all. Ask the engineers about that!
@@metojeff It just reverts to hands on and it is usually because there is a tight lane or sharper curve. Most systems out there require hands on 100% of the time.
Not sure if you have try this. Let say if you are driving the Mach e in lane 1 and another car is driving in lane 3, and both wants to change lane into lane 2 at the same time. How will BC response? Will BC recognize after initiating the move into lane 2 and move back into lane 1?
Its hard to hear when I have my music loud but still usually can tell whether its from the message on the screen or the combination. Its nice though because it doesn't interrupt the music for every noise like some cars do.
How do you tell which version of BLueCruise you are on. I was on I-75 (just south of Tampa) yesterday & tried to change lanes with just the blinker & it did not work, in my wife's 2023 Premium RWD
We've been up there a few times and have 2 videos at that SuperCharger. Here is the last one: th-cam.com/video/aQtUqdUGUvc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FLGjDHDnzv9XhdBj
Just to confirm, I think you were trying to say that automated lane changes only work in pre-mapped Blue Zones? In both lane centering and hands-free modes? Also it seems like there's a minimum vehicle speed before automated lane changes will be allowed?
In that construction zone situation, would it still keep you in the lane? Going through stop and go traffic in a construction zone is made so much better by automatic cruise control and I’d hope the Mach E can do that.
It handles most construction zones fine but that one throws it off for some reason. In lots of other construction zones, it may cancel the hands free portion, but the lane centering works fine (as long as there are still lanes it can see).
Great Video and Greetings from Germany :) In Europe, we get an update every 3 to 4 months. We're still at 3.5x. It's a shame how Ford treats you in Europe. Perhaps next Year we will get 4.x
Keep watching. Sometimes I keep my hand there out of habit. What is wrong with that? The system is hands free. Have you actually tried a hands free system like BlueCruise or SuperCruise?
@@lkuhn65 is right-there isn’t. But if you check Settings->Driver Assistance->cruise control: adaptive cruise control, there will be two new options if you have BlueCruise 1.2. One of them is to turn on or off automatic lane change assistance; the other is something about scooch mode, I can’t remember what it’s called and can’t find it on the ‘net (guess which version I have). If you “only” have 1.0, you will only see options for lane centering with hands free, activation prompts, speed sign recognition, and tolerance.
@@MachE_VLOG Thanks! Do you have a video to compare MME driving experience with/without bluecruise 1.2? I don’t know if it’s worth to pay to have BC1.2
Awesome practical-impressions video! Thanks. Does BlueCruise automatically disengage when you turn the wheel to correct it? I ask because I like Hyundai’s system where both you and the computer simultaneously drive, continuously, all the time it’s engaged: You are still “pilot in command,” in that, if you disagree with the computer, you always win, but if you get distracted and don’t make a curve, it likely “has your back.”
I describe it as a cooperative system. You can still guide it without the system disengaging. For example, the other day I had it on when I saw some tire debris in the road. I guided the Mach-E around the debris Ave when I was done, the car steered back to the center of the lane.
@@MachE_VLOG, excellent! I prefer that approach over systems like Tesla’s, where (last I heard at least, where either you are in control or the computer is, so it will disengage if you correct it. Is that how It works - cooperatively driving - both on the hands-free BlueCruise system and on its hands-on ADAS system for unmapped roads?
How do I get BC 1.2. Pretty sure I do t have it because I don’t get those < > while in BC. Using my turn signals, while in blue cruise doesn't cause the car to change lanes automatically. If I just touch the turn signal, it does nothing if I touch the turn signal and push it all the way down to make a turn signal it stops the blue cruise, so I don't think I have blue cruise 1.2 how do I get it?
Those curves are not curved to show if Blue Cruise can do it all by itself. Also, i noticed that it does not work on ordinary streets like unprotected left turns please show us
@@roydenvickers BlueCruise is Level 2. The only approved Level 3 system sold in a car in the US is from Mercedes (and it is only approved in Nevada right now). Ford is taking the development of their Level 3 systems in house with a new subsidiary called Latitude AI.
Yeah you're thinking of level 4, which Ford has recently officially threw in the towel for. But in that same announcement they said they would be focusing their efforts on level 2 and 3 systems
Excellent video. Thanks for trying it all out. I clenched the same time you two did. Glad the system reacted well. Lane centering does have some quirks on 2 lane roads. Thanks for sharing with us.
That "scary moment" is the exact scenario that everyone worries about. Cool that it was captured on camera so we can see how well BlueCruise handles it!
Thanks for taking the time and effort to test in so many different scenarios! Really interesting. Cool to see the improvements & hope you get it in your Mach-E soon!
I tested the Blue Cruise with hands free and it works quite well. I also tried the lane changing and it changes lane but I had to manually take stop the blinker.
I have been quite impressed with BC1.2 in general on my MME GT. It does extremely well in congested traffic as well as open highway.
Works pretty well.
I find the resume acceleration from a stop light to be too slow for my expectations and those of drivers behind me in city driving, so I use the accelerator pedal to resume when the light goes green.
That's a good way to get around it. It can be unnerving how slow it is doing the auto resume speed.
My mach e leaves cars in the dust but top speed sucks ass
I had an experience last week of driving on the east coast from coastal Delaware to Philadelphia in a driving rain storm. The BlueCruise handsfree mode hardly came on since the rain was driving down so hard. I😊
I BlueCruised through Chatanooga traffic, about 3 weeks ago, on the way to Nashville. Two miles per hour so everybody sees you. It was freaken' awesome & totally stress free. Actually stop-n-go situations would make more likely to renew the subscription than wide open roads.
Using systems like BlueCruise in stop-n-go is so underrated! Most people talk about the performance on long boring drives. That is relatively easy and stress free. These systems are so valuable when you are stuck in freeway traffic!
you can get the majority of bluecruise, by just using a 1.5lb weight on the arm of the steering wheel. No cost. No subscription.
That’s great and hope it keeps improving!
Excellent Video. I would say Ford is ahead of Rivian.
Can you do multiple lane changes by leaving the blinker on, or do you have to disengage and reengage to move over two or more lanes?
No, you have to do each one individually.
Thanks for all the help with my Mach-E. I was much more sure about the purchase after watching your videos! Definitely hammer the engineers about accelerating from a stop and slowing for stopped cars. That thing is ridiculous. Like a 15 year old on a learner’s permit. Also, why can’t they show a map of where Blue Cruise highways are mapped? And why aren’t they mapping more? We’ve been stuck at 130,000 miles of roads forever.
There is a map for bluecruise, let me see if i can find it
I found it: www.ford.com/technology/bluecruise/
😂😂Thanks! A map in the nav would be nice, though. Now I can see why they avoided putting up a map! Zoom in on any city, and you’ll see literally dozens of gaps! Some are on curves, others only on one side of the road, and still others possibly for no reason at all. Ask the engineers about that!
@@metojeff It just reverts to hands on and it is usually because there is a tight lane or sharper curve. Most systems out there require hands on 100% of the time.
You're required by law to slow for stopped cars in many states. They can't make a system that breaks the law.
Not sure if you have try this. Let say if you are driving the Mach e in lane 1 and another car is driving in lane 3, and both wants to change lane into lane 2 at the same time. How will BC response? Will BC recognize after initiating the move into lane 2 and move back into lane 1?
I have tried that. It will cancel the lane change and move you back into the original lane.
What is the left to right flashing near the steering wheel
That's the monitoring system that tracks your eyes and makes sure you're paying attention - Liv
How does blue cruise / lane centering react to another vehicle merging into the lane you’re currently in directly from the left or right?
Great video as always! One question, If you have the sound system playing can you still here the Blue Cruise audiable warnings ?
Its hard to hear when I have my music loud but still usually can tell whether its from the message on the screen or the combination. Its nice though because it doesn't interrupt the music for every noise like some cars do.
Yep, I've always been able to hear it and the visual warnings are easy to see.
30 years from now, kids will see videos like these and be like " wow people used to do this by hand? "
hahah you're probably right! It's going to be awesome to see all this tech roll out more! - Liv
How do you tell which version of BLueCruise you are on. I was on I-75 (just south of Tampa) yesterday & tried to change lanes with just the blinker & it did not work, in my wife's 2023 Premium RWD
Drive up to Julian. There is a supercharger on the way up near Dudley's Bakery. Apple Pie
We've been up there a few times and have 2 videos at that SuperCharger. Here is the last one: th-cam.com/video/aQtUqdUGUvc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FLGjDHDnzv9XhdBj
@@MachE_VLOG Cool. We went there and then down to Borrego Springs and on to Palm Springs. Ramona has a EVgo
Is this upgrade for all Mach E, or only for 2023 models?
Just to confirm, I think you were trying to say that automated lane changes only work in pre-mapped Blue Zones? In both lane centering and hands-free modes? Also it seems like there's a minimum vehicle speed before automated lane changes will be allowed?
In that construction zone situation, would it still keep you in the lane? Going through stop and go traffic in a construction zone is made so much better by automatic cruise control and I’d hope the Mach E can do that.
It handles most construction zones fine but that one throws it off for some reason. In lots of other construction zones, it may cancel the hands free portion, but the lane centering works fine (as long as there are still lanes it can see).
Great Video and Greetings from Germany :) In Europe, we get an update every 3 to 4 months. We're still at 3.5x. It's a shame how Ford treats you in Europe. Perhaps next Year we will get 4.x
I noticed your hand remained on the stirring wheel. Yep, tech is still behind!
Keep watching. Sometimes I keep my hand there out of habit. What is wrong with that? The system is hands free. Have you actually tried a hands free system like BlueCruise or SuperCruise?
How can I tell what version of Blues Cruize I have?
Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to display the BlueCruise version on the settings screen.
@@lkuhn65 is right-there isn’t. But if you check Settings->Driver Assistance->cruise control: adaptive cruise control, there will be two new options if you have BlueCruise 1.2. One of them is to turn on or off automatic lane change assistance; the other is something about scooch mode, I can’t remember what it’s called and can’t find it on the ‘net (guess which version I have). If you “only” have 1.0, you will only see options for lane centering with hands free, activation prompts, speed sign recognition, and tolerance.
Jeff has the perfect answer although I wish there was an "About" section that gave us all of the software versions.
If you have a 2023 you have BlueCruise 1.2, otherwise you have BlueCruise 1.0 on older cars.
Did your GTPE get updated?
they mentioned its a loaner.
No, it was a loaner from Ford. I hear we will get it some this summer or fall.
So I can only use BC1.2 on premap road? In other cases, even ACC does not work?
If you check out the whole video, you can see that it works on non-mapped roads but just in hands-on mode.
@@MachE_VLOG Thanks! Do you have a video to compare MME driving experience with/without bluecruise 1.2? I don’t know if it’s worth to pay to have BC1.2
Why did I get so much anxiety from watching you drive BlueCruise in L.A. traffic? LOL - Merchy
Haha... Did you miss it?
@@MachE_VLOG haha, no I dont! Being in Chicago traffic isn't any better either haha!
Awesome practical-impressions video! Thanks.
Does BlueCruise automatically disengage when you turn the wheel to correct it?
I ask because I like Hyundai’s system where both you and the computer simultaneously drive, continuously, all the time it’s engaged: You are still “pilot in command,” in that, if you disagree with the computer, you always win, but if you get distracted and don’t make a curve, it likely “has your back.”
I describe it as a cooperative system. You can still guide it without the system disengaging. For example, the other day I had it on when I saw some tire debris in the road. I guided the Mach-E around the debris Ave when I was done, the car steered back to the center of the lane.
@@MachE_VLOG, excellent! I prefer that approach over systems like Tesla’s, where (last I heard at least, where either you are in control or the computer is, so it will disengage if you correct it.
Is that how It works - cooperatively driving - both on the hands-free BlueCruise system and on its hands-on ADAS system for unmapped roads?
What is Liv's accent. Can't quite catch it. Sometimes I hear upstate NY, sometimes Boston and sometimes British.
haha I've gotten that before. I'm from South Africa. I know...it's weird haha - Liv
Has Ford indicated what the affected vehicles will be receiving 1.2? I have a 21 Premium with RWD.
They haven't specifically said but it sounded like it was anyone with BlueCruise 1.0.
Does anyone have a Ford Lightning with BlueCruise 1.2?
How do I get BC 1.2. Pretty sure I do t have it because I don’t get those < > while in BC. Using my turn signals, while in blue cruise doesn't cause the car to change lanes automatically. If I just touch the turn signal, it does nothing if I touch the turn signal and push it all the way down to make a turn signal it stops the blue cruise, so I don't think I have blue cruise 1.2 how do I get it?
BlueCruise 1.3 (even better than 1.2) will be rolled out sometime this summer via an over the air update from Ford.
7:52AM CST In the video I see flashing lights going left then right where the camera is. Isn't that distracting.
The camera sees that but human eyes don’t see it at all.
@@MachE_VLOG thanks!
is this newer hardware or just a software update?
Yep, just software. Hopefully coming via OTA by the end of the year.
I hope the 1.2 acts the same on a 2022 without requiring additional hardware update.
I've been told it is just an OTA software update.
Those curves are not curved to show if Blue Cruise can do it all by itself. Also, i noticed that it does not work on ordinary streets like unprotected left turns please show us
Huh? No one ever claimed it works on turns.
Question for Ford: If 1.2 slows down the car around corners, why is it still losing hands free.
I believe Ford thinks that in tricky situations (curves, tight lanes under a bridge, etc.), it is better to have your hands ready to take over.
Pretty sure FORD has given up on bluecruise now. Comment below.
Um, no. They literally are updating it all the time.
@@MachE_VLOG Oh I see. Ford stopped the Argo investments in L4 autonomy. Bluecruise is L3 they are doing in house. My bad.
@@roydenvickers BlueCruise is Level 2. The only approved Level 3 system sold in a car in the US is from Mercedes (and it is only approved in Nevada right now). Ford is taking the development of their Level 3 systems in house with a new subsidiary called Latitude AI.
Yeah you're thinking of level 4, which Ford has recently officially threw in the towel for. But in that same announcement they said they would be focusing their efforts on level 2 and 3 systems