Level 3 Eyes-Off Driving Technology to launch on $30K Ford EV Truck. New AI Assistant launches early 2026

[boggle]

$30K vehicle...

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[02Reaper]

I believe this about as much as I believe the Donut Labs claims.

 

[EVO]

Info on where ev's are going.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/for...ing EV, defense stocks on the move - 20301907

 

[WXman]

That's exactly what we need. More nannies to make people worse at driving. Tesla has more fatalities inside their vehicles than any other brand in the world. I guess Ford is jealous.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Converted thread title to

Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028

 

[PrimeRisk]

With their track record, believe it when I see it. Plus they can keep th AI BS.

Yeah, I'll eat my hat if FORD delivers on this promise in 2028. Current Blue Cruise 1.4 only works on about 3% of roads in North America, and not very well on those 3%.

The landscape of competition isn't all that great either. Mercedes-Benz's DRIVE PILOT is the only Level 3 automated driving system approved to allow eyes-off driving in the US. But that feature is not that much of an accomplishment. It only operates in specific heavy traffic conditions (lead car, clear road markings, pre-mapped), driving under 40 mph on specific highways, and only in some areas of California and Nevada.

 

[Crafty]

I am guessing these will not be backward compatible

 

[RickLightning]

Yeah, I'll eat my hat if FORD delivers on this promise in 2028. Current Blue Cruise 1.4 only works on about 3% of roads in North America, and not very well on those 3%.

The landscape of competition isn't all that great either. Mercedes-Benz's DRIVE PILOT is the only Level 3 automated driving system approved to allow eyes-off driving in the US. But that feature is not that much of an accomplishment. It only operates in specific heavy traffic conditions (lead car, clear road markings, pre-mapped), driving under 40 mph on specific highways, and only in some areas of California and Nevada.

 

[chl]

What could go wrong?

(The HAL 9000 in the self-driving 2001 Space Odyssey)

Technical malfunction!

New speak for it blew up....

Who's running this current reality anyway?!

 

[whynotdairy]

All i want is hands off driving that works 100% of the time, every time, and everywhere.

I won't trust eyes off autopilot until everyone has it.

And frankly, it's useless until the laws for distracted driving are changed for full level 3.

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