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We got BlueCruise enabled on our 2021 at the end of April, but didn't drive more than a few miles with it. Our 2022 came with it enabled, and we just completed a 1,050 mile trip with it.

Summary - BlueCruise is great, and I look forward to the improvements to come.

BlueCruise works exactly as advertised. It's not self-driving, and you can't take a nap. You can't even turn to talk to your spouse, or use the center display, or glance out the side window to look at a windfarm, without it alerting you to look at the road.

Does it "ping-pong" all over? Meh, sometimes. It was quite windy on the way home, gusting sideways, and that caused it to ping-pong a bit. It also does that as you engage sometimes, finding the lines on both sides.
BlueCruise clearly needs lines on both sides, it's not relying on proximity to anything for centering. I know this because when they paved over the lines on one road, BlueCruise disengaged, they reengaged when the lines briefly appeared, then disengaged again when they disappeared.

BlueCruise stays engaged in stop and go traffic, no matter the wait, unlike the normal stop and go cruise. No hitting "resume".

Yes, a few times it did want to go too close to a semi for my liking, mostly on the right. But it also went through construction areas with concrete barricades right up against the lane, without issue.

Navigation and BlueCruise don't like when the highway is under construction, and they route you to the other side for a period of time.

IMO, BlueCruise allows for easier driving.

Things I'd like to see changed @Ford Motor Company :

1) Let me pick the sound I want it to make.

2) When BlueCruise decides it wants me to hold the wheel due to an upcoming curve, it flashes a message but makes no noise. I don't want the default noise, but I want something, like a ping.

3) When using navigation, the handsfree icon is covered up. Put it somewhere else.
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I just picked up a Premium and had to drive it home about 350 miles yesterday. I too thought Bluecruise was great, way better than I expected based on video's I'd seen I assume because of updates.

I find it is just about right as far as eye tracking is concerned. Sometimes I'd use infotainment system and in short spurts it was fine. I found it much safer dealing with normal distractions than if I was driving without bluecruise.

Twice I found myself realize I hadn't paid attention to the road for too long, once trying to find a charging station. Point being it doesn't seem overly picky to me on telling you to watch the road.

Agree on semi on the right. Several times I would reach for the steering wheel because it was too close for comfort.
 
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same observation here. My MME is coming dangerously close to cars on the right and this is something that needs to be monitored actively. Came way too close to a car (not semi) this weekend which required me to intervene
 

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It is a solid feature, but it is a tool and you have to understand how to use it properly. You can't simply turn it on and "chill," but as I use it more and more, I'm developing an intuition for the situations it can handle, yet at the same time knowing when I need to disable it for 5 seconds and steer through some weird traffic.
 

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same observation here. My MME is coming dangerously close to cars on the right and this is something that needs to be monitored actively. Came way too close to a car (not semi) this weekend which required me to intervene
I wonder will it maneuver out of the danger if the car on the right starts moving towards you
 


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We got BlueCruise enabled on our 2021 at the end of April, but didn't drive more than a few miles with it. Our 2022 came with it enabled, and we just completed a 1,050 mile trip with it.

Summary - BlueCruise is great, and I look forward to the improvements to come.

BlueCruise works exactly as advertised. It's not self-driving, and you can't take a nap. You can't even turn to talk to your spouse, or use the center display, or glance out the side window to look at a windfarm, without it alerting you to look at the road.

Does it "ping-pong" all over? Meh, sometimes. It was quite windy on the way home, gusting sideways, and that caused it to ping-pong a bit. It also does that as you engage sometimes, finding the lines on both sides.
BlueCruise clearly needs lines on both sides, it's not relying on proximity to anything for centering. I know this because when they paved over the lines on one road, BlueCruise disengaged, they reengaged when the lines briefly appeared, then disengaged again when they disappeared.

BlueCruise stays engaged in stop and go traffic, no matter the wait, unlike the normal stop and go cruise. No hitting "resume".

Yes, a few times it did want to go too close to a semi for my liking, mostly on the right. But it also went through construction areas with concrete barricades right up against the lane, without issue.

Navigation and BlueCruise don't like when the highway is under construction, and they route you to the other side for a period of time.

IMO, BlueCruise allows for easier driving.

Things I'd like to see changed @Ford Motor Company :

1) Let me pick the sound I want it to make.

2) When BlueCruise decides it wants me to hold the wheel due to an upcoming curve, it flashes a message but makes no noise. I don't want the default noise, but I want something, like a ping.

3) When using navigation, the handsfree icon is covered up. Put it somewhere else.

I agree with your assessment of Blue Cruise. I've been on 2 long road trips since getting Blue Cruise May 5th and I really enjoy using it.
 

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It doesn't work well with most of the roads I've driven on. Disengages far too often on curves. Disengages in stop and go traffic. Doesn't work at all on city roads.
 

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It doesn't work well with most of the roads I've driven on. Disengages far too often on curves. Disengages in stop and go traffic. Doesn't work at all on city roads.
Ford has pretty clearly stated it’s a feature intended for highways, for the time being.

I’ve noticed right after a lane change the reengage can be a little startling as it yanks you back to wherever in the lane it wants to be. For the most part, it’s a great feature that reduces highway stress and makes long drives more pleasant.
 

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You can't even turn to talk to your spouse, or use the center display, or glance out the side window to look at a windfarm, without it alerting you to look at the road.
I don't agree with that. I'm able to look around no problem. Only if keep my sight on something for some time the warning pops up.
 

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I wonder will it maneuver out of the danger if the car on the right starts moving towards you
it didn't for me. I was on Bluecruise and there was a car came up a ramp, although he had his own lane, he immediately shifted into mine and we almost collided, I had to brake and move out manually. my car didn't give me any warning or automatic brake.

comparing to Tesla, when a car came up a ramp next to me, even the car was staying in the lane, Tesla still beeped and applied brake.
 
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I don't agree with that. I'm able to look around no problem. Only if keep my sight on something for some time the warning pops up.
You must have eyes in the side of your head (which kept contact). If I went to use the center display to change the A/C, it beeped. If looked at my spouse for a few seconds, it beeped.
 

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You must have eyes in the side of your head (which kept contact). If I went to use the center display to change the A/C, it beeped. If looked at my spouse for a few seconds, it beeped.
No it actually beeps, it just gives me a little time. If I turn my head to to the side or close my eyes it starts beeping after a few seconds.
May be there is a configuration option that allows delay.
 

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I wonder will it maneuver out of the danger if the car on the right starts moving towards you
It isn't going to steer out of its lane. It looks at the stripes to stay in its lane (camera looking down in each mirror) and looks forward with a camera and radar to not run into things in your lane.
 

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It isn't going to steer out of its lane. It looks at the stripes to stay in its lane (camera looking down in each mirror) and looks forward with a camera and radar to not run into things in your lane.
What about that option in settings "Allow the car to steer away from the obsticle"?
 

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It definitely favors the right. I have had it drive on the right stipes and reflector bumps. It usually tracks center. I really love it in very slow moving traffic. It makes the drive much more relaxed.
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