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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

Systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel will be the focus of NTSB hearing

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The advanced systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel while going down the road will be scrutinized again by federal investigators on Tuesday in connection with two fatal crashes involving Ford's Blue Cruise system.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to recommend ways to improve these partially automated driving systems as it wraps up its investigation into the 2024 crashes in Texas and Pennsylvania that killed three people when the Ford Mustang Mach-E cars slammed into vehicles that were stopped.

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