The car saved itself.

[Brussam]

We were traveling east in the center lane of I2 in McAllen, TX, running on intelligent cruise at the speed limit. The traffic in the right lane was about 5 mph slower. The Premier was in Blue Cruise, but my wife does not trust it and was holding onto the wheel.

A red Land Rover came merging onto I2 and crossed the right lane and immediately started into our center lane. The left front wheel of the Land Cruiser was about even with our front bumper.

The MME initiated a rapid veer into the left lane. My wife, not expecting the veer, fought the steering wheel. At the same time, she did the natural thing of slamming on the brakes in regular 2-pedal mode.

The result was we fell back and missed contacting the Land Cruiser. My wife was shaken and did not do what I would have done and used the zoom capability of the MME to catch up with the Land Cruiser for some face-to-face questioning of what kind of idiot he was.

If I had been driving, my hands would not have been on the steering wheel as I have adapted to Blue Cruise and the MME would have made more of the veer into the left lane. Also, my reaction would have been my foot off the gas which would have initiated 1-pedal braking. The results would have been about the same.

This Mach-e is a lot smarter than we think it is. To react to a potential collision and take action to move into the empty left lane on its own is some serious engineering.

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[PilotMark]

Nice to know the car works at keeping us safe.

My opinion only - glad your wife was driving so you didn't chase the fool that caused the issue.

Life is too short to chase fools.

 

[alexgorod]

I had no idea that the car is designed for this kind of avoiding maneuver, that's fantastic!

my reaction would have been my foot off the gas which would have initiated 1-pedal braking.

Wait, your foot was not on the "gas" pedal - you were on the BlueCruise, so unless the car also applied the brakes by itself it would not slow down.

I think I would not try to brake while suddenly going to the next lane, I would probably accelerate some more.

 

[ponEpwr]

It went into the next lane on its own? This doesn't seem right. I thought the crash avoidance system was only for inline braking. Didn't think it had the ability to swerve. Hopefully that didn't happen blindly.

 

[alexgorod]

Maybe there was an initial manual effort to move left and the car amplified that?

 

[Mach1E]

It went into the next lane on its own? This doesn't seem right. I thought the crash avoidance system was only for inline braking. Didn't think it had the ability to swerve. Hopefully that didn't happen blindly.

I think you’re right.

But it’s possible this was a Bluecruise thing. I would imagine on Bluecruise it will try to steer to avoid objects (or at least I would hope so!).

 

[generaltso]

My wife was shaken and did not do what I would have done and used the zoom capability of the MME to catch up with the Land Cruiser for some face-to-face questioning of what kind of idiot he was.

Sounds like a great way to get shot.

 

[AZBill]

I think you’re right.

But it’s possible this was a Bluecruise thing. I would imagine on Bluecruise it will try to steer to avoid objects (or at least I would hope so!).

This feature is independent of Bluecruise, it is called the evasive steering mode in the settings and was there before Bluecruise was installed in my car.

 

[Mach1E]

This feature is independent of Bluecruise, it is called the evasive steering mode in the settings and was there before Bluecruise was installed in my car.

But per the description that’s not what happened according to the OP.

Evasive steering “provides support AFTER you have taken action….”

His wife was actually fighting the steering wheel.

Bluecruise will turn without your input, so that’s why I’m wondering if it’s the two systems working together in this case.

 

[mikeinet]

Maybe her fighting the wheel was considered evasive by the car?

 

[fpasta]

Glad everything work out well. Yea never go after someone. What did OP mean about Zoom capability???

 

[Kamuelaflyer]

An awful lot of second-guessing in this thread.

 

[alexgorod]

What did OP mean about Zoom capability???

It's like in Mazda commercials - zoom-zoom

 

[AllenXS]

An awful lot of second-guessing in this thread.

Isn't that what "quality" American sitcoms have taught us to do?

 

[ARK]

An awful lot of second-guessing in this thread.

It's what this forum is all about. That and speculation on Ford's product design choices.

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