The Blue Cruise feature was activated just prior to the collision in both incidents. It was nighttime when both accidents happened. In every case, there was at least one fatality. Reuters reports that one crash occurred in San Antonio and the other in Philadelphia.

The NHTSA states that the inquiry will examine the system’s capabilities for both driver monitoring and vehicle operation.

Ford has stated it is collaborating with regulators, citing a Reuters story, although the corporation was not immediately accessible to comment on CNN’s request for information regarding the inquiry.

Ford will begin offering its new BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system to customers later this year after 500,000 miles of development testing and fine-tuning the technology on a journey across the United States and Canada. Mustang Mach-E pictured.
Ford’s Blue Cruise system is available on several models from the automaker, but the investigation specifically involves Blue Cruise in the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.