{"id":146488,"date":"2024-08-01T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/hands-free-self-driving-ford-now-approved-in-the-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:18:19","slug":"hands-free-self-driving-ford-now-approved-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/hands-free-self-driving-ford-now-approved-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-free: self-driving Ford now approved in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>BlueCruise<\/h2>\n<p>The approval means that Ford drivers with BlueCruise can now drive without hands on the wheel on more than 135,000 kilometers of highways, known as Blue Zones, across 18 European countries.<br \/>\nBlueCruise is a Level 2 &#8220;hands-off, eyes-on&#8221; assistance system, meaning it supports the driver in steering, accelerating, braking and lane keeping.<br \/>\nThe system constantly monitors road markings, speed signs and traffic conditions.<br \/>\nIt can self-regulate the safe distance from ahead, from high speeds to coming to a complete stop in a traffic jam.<br \/>\nUnlike other cars with this type of driver assistance system, a Ford with BlueCruise does not require you to keep your hands on the wheel on the highway.    <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P_4535_BlueCruise_LHD_CloseUp_Hands0115_v1-1140x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182456\"><\/figure>\n<h4>Multiple countries<\/h4>\n<p>With the approval of the European Commission, users can now drive across multiple countries without hands on the wheel.<br \/>\nFor example, it is possible to drive from Sweden to Italy, a distance of nearly 3,000 kilometers, completely hands-free.   <\/p>\n<h4>Mustang Mach E<\/h4>\n<p>BlueCruise is available in Mustang Mach-E models sold in the 18 approved countries.<br \/>\nIn addition, owners of older models may receive an over-the-air software update later this year to activate BlueCruise.<br \/>\nThese countries include Germany, Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/autorai.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FoE_BlueCruise_02-1140x760.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182457\"><figcaption> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Experiences and subscriptions<\/h4>\n<p>Ford is offering drivers the chance to try BlueCruise for free during a 90-day trial period.<br \/>\nAfter this period, users can opt for a monthly subscription that can be activated or canceled via the FordPass App, depending on driving plans.<br \/>\nWorldwide, more than 420,000 Fords and Lincolns are already driving with BlueCruise and more than 342 million miles have been driven hands-free.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BlueCruise The approval means that drivers of a Ford with BlueCruise can now drive without hands on the wheel on&hellip;","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":146474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hands-free: self-driving Ford now approved in the Netherlands - All cars news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/all-car-news.com\/en\/hands-free-self-driving-ford-now-approved-in-the-netherlands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hands-free: self-driving Ford now approved in the Netherlands - All cars news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BlueCruise The approval means that drivers of a Ford with BlueCruise can now drive without hands on the wheel on more than 135,000 kilometers of highways, known as Blue Zones, across 18 European countries. 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