No BlueCruise update for 2021 Mach-E

[SonicBlue]

That’s what this entire thread is about. Read the first post.

Thanks… I’m well aware of the first post. My question is whether the chart has been replaced or if it is still published on the Ford site.

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[SonicBlue]

I followed a link on that page and came to this chart. Just screen capped the Mach-E area...

The chart does say we 2021 owners will get 1.3.

Here is the URL for the chart: https://www.ford.com/support/how-to...assist-features/ford-bluecruise-availability/

Thank you. This is the chart I was looking for. So it is still being published on Ford’s website. We should save for future reference.

 

[spicy_taco]

If that is true Ford going to learn all that money and effort they had for conquest buyers which most Mach E buyers were are going to turn around and give huge middle fingers to Ford as they are not nearly as forgiving as their average ford buyers. The normal buys that they can treat like crap and still will come crawling back for their next car.

I think the force leadership is under estimating how many of the 2021 mach E buyers will stay with ford if they do that. Instead they are risking all of them turning against ford and even later models see how buys get treated less than 3 years later.

It's all speculation and I don't have skin in this game. But again, Ford has done larger blunders and recovered from them, even with the MME (5 second rule, HVJB design flaw).

 

[phil]

The chart does say we 2021 owners will get 1.3.

Great, thanks, I'll start holding my breath again!

Maybe someday Ford will revise one of the two conflicting charts so the two will agree...

 

[Chuck]

I think the IPMA software builds between the various releases are different, though. So while the behavior might be similar, the actual performance might vary. There’s a thread I remember reading where people were comparing.

Edit, this is the one: https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/ipma-versions-for-bluecruise.37319/
Granted, this thread was before the official announcement of BC 1.4 (and 1.5!), which only further muddied the waters.

Regardless, the 21 job 1 hardware seems capable of “1.4-level capabilities”, the sticking points seem to be OTA distribution and basic communication. But without further communication we really don’t know anything for sure.

I got plenty updates in the ensuing months.

 

[VirgilBoy21MME]

Great, thanks, I'll start holding my breath again!

Maybe someday Ford will revise one of the two conflicting charts so the two will agree...

Believe me...that crossed my mind that the IT team are mixed up...LOL

 

[Moeyjar]

I reached out to the Ford EV team about this as it didn't quite seem right that the 2021s were no longer covered. I think it is just a miscommunication. There was a press release a week or three ago about a staged rollout and more information to come. See their response below.

We apologize for any confusion. As shared in our post, if you are a 2021-2023 Mustang Mach-E owner and you have a BlueCruise-equipped vehicle, you are eligible for the BlueCruise 1.3 update. ​

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The final update to enable BlueCruise 1.3 is currently rolling out to model year 2022 and 2023 Mustang Mach-E customers. This will be a staggered rollout by model year. ​

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We will share more once the rollout starts to 2021 model years. ​

Great news, noticed you posted this to reddit as well which is where I saw the update.

If anything for myself, it might be time to invest in a Mongoose and learn the update process. I have no confidence that I will receive Bluecruise 1.anything in the next 6 months

 

[Snakebitten]

Don't most 2021 posters give Ford the collective middle finger around here daily anyway?

 

[HuntingPudel]

What’s BlueCruise? ??

Instead of “cars & coffee” meetups we may need to band together with local/regional “FDRS & coffee (and beer) meetups instead of waiting on Ford.

Naah, it’s FDRS & Doughnuts. At least, before ai had an FDRS setup that’s what I used to bribe @scoopman with. ??

 

[SonicBlue]

Don't most 2021 posters give Ford the collective middle finger around here daily anyway?

Not always. Just very often.

 

[Scorpy2643]

Not always. Just very often.

its not unearned

 

[Jimrpa]

Does anyone know what the difference(s) between 1.3 and 1.5 is/are?

 

[hbirring01]

It's not so much about getting the update as it is about Ford thinking it's okay to not communicate with their customers. I have never seen a business be successful without good and proper communication with their customers. Some of us work in IT and software. We want to know these things. I want to know what exactly the issue is. I know it won't mean much to Ford but, I did cancel my bc subscription today. It's still active until 2027 and they have my money but, hopefully its one less subscribed customer and they understand that.

I've made plans to sell my mme as well and never look to Ford for another vehicle. I just can't get over the lack of communication. If these OTAs have this much red tape around them, I don't want to stick around for more complex updates

 

[Chuck]

It's not so much about getting the update as it is about Ford thinking it's okay to not communicate with their customers. I have never seen a business be successful without good and proper communication with their customers. Some of us work in IT and software. We want to know these things. I want to know what exactly the issue is. I know it won't mean much to Ford but, I did cancel my bc subscription today. It's still active until 2027 and they have my money but, hopefully its one less subscribed customer and they understand that.

I've made plans to sell my mme as well and never look to Ford for another vehicle. I just can't get over the lack of communication. If these OTAs have this much red tape around them, I don't want to stick around for more complex updates

You realize that it's only a small group of people who even care about getting updates. My daughter also has a Mach-E and periodically I'll ask her about updates and she says, "Dad, I don't know and I don't really care." To her updates are an inconvenience. I think she represents the vast majority.

 

[Snakebitten]

I don't know if there would be a more complex type of update than a multimodule software stack/package for ADAS.
And remember, the actual software development was accomplished many months ago and is deployed across many hundreds of thousands of vehicles successfully.

The failure has simply been to install it wirelessly and remotely, rather than local/hardwired, on a specific subset of compatible vehicles.

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