BlueCruise 1.2 Update Includes Hands-Free Lane Changing

[Gullwingdmc]

This actually might be a Sync staging/test build. That Home button doesn't make sense.

The home doesn’t make sense, but I hurt what they are trying to do. It’s quicker to get to settings from the Home Screen with those 2 buttons. I would just like it to be the car and then settings off to the right with the profile still in the center.

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[Jimrpa]

That guy is senior level comms Ford exec

Sigh. I don’t go rushing to LinkedIn to check out every twitter poster

 

[Mirak]

Let’s talk about the enhancements themselves…

I really don’t see what the big deal is about “automatic” lane changes that aren’t… actually… automatic. You’ve still got to initiate the lane change. Is there really that much difference between flicking the turn signal and turning the steering wheel? I mean, I guess the feature will maybe also check you blind spot for you…. What am I missing?

Predictive Speed Assist might be good IF it allows BC to stay engaged on sharper curves where it currently cuts out. Otherwise, again, what is the point?

The in-lane adjustment thing might be a subtle but nice little feature if properly implemented. This one actually seems the hardest to do properly because it requires true 360 degree awareness.

 

[DYohn]

If only my front camera was reliable.

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

This actually might be a Sync staging/test build. That Home button doesn't make sense.

Yeah. Any ui update is going to piss a bunch of people off because it’s not to their liking. Any fail to update a UI is going to piss people off. Any change to BlueCruise is going to piss people off. Any failure to change BlueCruise is going to piss people off.

So we might as well wait and see what Ford does before deciding which update or failure to update is going to piss us off. Why waste a perfectly irrational indignation over what tomorrow might bring.

 

[dougni]

For myself if they dont push this I am selling mine and walking away from Ford.

Ditto

 

[johnmark]

It sounds like Ford needs to hire CI/CD experts who understand the challenges of rapid releases on multiple hardware and software platforms.

You might say a... @DevSecOps subject matter expert.

I understand that these things are a lot more complicated than your average CI/CD pipeline, but the yocto project, to use just one example, manages a s***load of software complexity on a number of different hardware platforms, automating simultaneous releases on all of them. From what I can tell, Ford doesn't yet have the inhouse expertise for this type of software management.

Maybe after Netflix's stock drops a bit more, Ford can acquire them

 

[MacherAWD]

Let’s talk about the enhancements themselves…

I really don’t see what the big deal is about “automatic” lane changes that aren’t… actually… automatic. You’ve still got to initiate the lane change. Is there really that much difference between flicking the turn signal and turning the steering wheel? I mean, I guess the feature will maybe also check you blind spot for you…. What am I missing?

Predictive Speed Assist might be good IF it allows BC to stay engaged on sharper curves where it currently cuts out. Otherwise, again, what is the point?

The in-lane adjustment thing might be a subtle but nice little feature if properly implemented. This one actually seems the hardest to do properly because it requires true 360 degree awareness.

I like the lane change, its annoying to have to wait for the car to re-engage. As for the curves I have never had it drop out of BC on a curve, I just hurtle towards them at 75mph on dark maine highways and "trust the car" so yes predicting and slowing down seems good, if adjustable...

 

[mdolan92869]

Yeah. Any ui update is going to piss a bunch of people off because it’s not to their liking. Any fail to update a UI is going to piss people off. Any change to BlueCruise is going to piss people off. Any failure to change BlueCruise is going to piss people off.

So we might as well wait and see what Ford does before deciding which update or failure to update is going to piss us off. Why waste a perfectly irrational indignation over what tomorrow might bring.

This is the internet, no one waits for the actual product before condemning it.

 

[DevSecOps]

It sounds like Ford needs to hire CI/CD experts who understand the challenges of rapid releases on multiple hardware and software platforms.

You might say a... @DevSecOps subject matter expert.

I understand that these things are a lot more complicated than your average CI/CD pipeline, but the yocto project, to use just one example, manages a s***load of software complexity on a number of different hardware platforms, automating simultaneous releases on all of them. From what I can tell, Ford doesn't yet have the inhouse expertise for this type of software management.

Maybe after Netflix's stock drops a bit more, Ford can acquire them

Don't drag me into this thread ... I'm trying to stay away from it.

 

[RickMachE]

Yeah. Any ui update is going to piss a bunch of people off because it’s not to their liking. Any fail to update a UI is going to piss people off. Any change to BlueCruise anything is going to piss people off. Any failure to change BlueCruise anything is going to piss people off.

So we might as well wait and see what Ford does before deciding which update or failure to update is going to piss us off. Why waste a perfectly irrational indignation over what tomorrow might bring.

I fixed the above for you as it wasn't correct.

I've watched forums over the years, and it's quite amazing how literally the simplest thing people love, and hate. OMG, Start/Stop technology! THE GOBERMENT CAN'T TELL ME WHEN MY ENGINE CAN RUN! Wait, wut? They want to tell us when it's time to change the oil? No F'in way, I change my oil on the way home from the dealership, then every 5.2 days, especially if it tastes bad.

There literally is not satisfying everyone, on anything, period.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Let’s talk about the enhancements themselves…

I really don’t see what the big deal is about “automatic” lane changes that aren’t… actually… automatic. You’ve still got to initiate the lane change. Is there really that much difference between flicking the turn signal and turning the steering wheel? I mean, I guess the feature will maybe also check you blind spot for you…. What am I missing?

Predictive Speed Assist might be good IF it allows BC to stay engaged on sharper curves where it currently cuts out. Otherwise, again, what is the point?

The in-lane adjustment thing might be a subtle but nice little feature if properly implemented. This one actually seems the hardest to do properly because it requires true 360 degree awareness.

Ford has to compete with GM SuperCruise which already does automatic lane changes. With GM it really is automatic because you don't have to touch anything.

The car has the 360º sensors for it already. Front radar can tell when you're going to be approaching an object closely. It might also use the ultrasonic sensors on the sides. Which brings up a good question about whether cars with the active park assist prep package will need that installed before BlueCruise 1.2 will work?

 

[johnmark]

Don't drag me into this thread ... I'm trying to stay away from it.

I could sense that

 

[RickMachE]

I'm waiting for the thread / discussion "it's not moral to change lanes without using your hands".

 

[Blue highway]

I seriously doubt that Farley has ever HEARD of this forum. If so, he probably has some underling give him a printed weekly summary of the most critical issues, which would tend more toward things like posts about HVBJB. I’ll bet Farley doesn’t even know job 1 cars don’t have a remote frunk release

This is right... he is thinking about 2023, 2024 and beyond.... older cars only exist in the form of warranty costs on a chart.

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