is co-pilot 360 active and blue Cruise the same except for the eyeball monitoring

[personalt]

as the title says, is the co-pilot 360 active and the blue Cruise basically the same except for the fact that blue Cruise monitors your eyeballs and co-pilot 360 active needs your hand on steering wheel.

what I'm really wondering about is driving on the highway, does co-pilot 360 active do the same thing as far as keeping you in the center of the lane

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[Beans]

Co-pilot 360 isn’t in the manual, I think they just call that lane centering now. From my limited experience, lane centering and bluecruise are very similar other than one is hands free.

I haven’t been overly impressed with bluecruise. I’ve never got more than about 5 miles without it kicking out and going back to lane keep assist. I had lane keep assist on two Acura’s and it was much more forgiving. It‘s like Fords is too good, and because it needs so little input from the driver it thinks youre hands aren’t on the wheel and nags you. To avoid the “put your hands on the wheel” alert I feel like I have to constantly fight the assist.

 

[RickLightning]

as the title says, is the co-pilot 360 active and the blue Cruise basically the same except for the fact that blue Cruise monitors your eyeballs and co-pilot 360 active needs your hand on steering wheel.

what I'm really wondering about is driving on the highway, does co-pilot 360 active do the same thing as far as keeping you in the center of the lane

The big problem is terminology. BlueCruise USED TO MEAN hands-free. Then Ford renamed a bunch of stuff.

In short, the difference between the hands-free mode, and the non-hands-free mode, is, well, hands-free.

Once installed, hands-free capability means that the car will be watching your eyes whenever you are using the Adaptive Cruise Control, i.e. you need to be looking forward whether you are in hands-free mode or not.

I've used BlueCruise on over 1,200 miles of driving and think it's very good.

 

[F150ROD]

Yes, you can go Hands free with Co-Pilot 360 but will be promoted to put your hands on the steering every so often. BluesClues is completely hands free as long as you are paying attention.

360 = Autopilot
BlusClues = FSD Beta

 

[YankeeCP]

how in depth is the hands free? Is it just generally making sure your head is straight or can it monitor your eyes with dark sunglasses?

 

[sotek2345]

how in depth is the hands free? Is it just generally making sure your head is straight or can it monitor your eyes with dark sunglasses?

It is eye tracking, but it uses IR so sunglasses are no problem.

 

[TRP]

how in depth is the hands free? Is it just generally making sure your head is straight or can it monitor your eyes with dark sunglasses?

It just needs to see one eye. So there is a bit of leeway if you tend to look at your surroundings while driving. I tend to do that and will get a "ding" of my eyes wander too long.

In the Mach E that nanny is located on top of the steering column below the instrument cluster. An annoying location, IMHO. I tend to rest my hand on top of the wheel and this blocks the nanny and I get another "ding". The lightning appears to be on the A pillar and near the center screen so this may not be an issue then.

 

[Beans]

how in depth is the hands free? Is it just generally making sure your head is straight or can it monitor your eyes with dark sunglasses?

It does work with dark sunglasses, and I believe it’s monitoring your eyes.

 

[greenne]

It does work with dark sunglasses, and I believe it’s monitoring your eyes.

In the Out of Spec range test video Kyle has Blue Cruise on and it dings at him nearly constantly. To be fair, he explains he does not wear sunglasses and it was extremely bright(he could have been closing his eyes a bit due to sun). Also, he was running a camera, a cell phone and other items making the video so it is possible he looked away from the road a bit more than the system wanted him to.

As he went along with the test it got better--less intrusive...

 

[Amps]

he was running a camera, a cell phone and other items making the video so it is possible he looked away from the road a bit more than the system wanted him to.

I think the eye nanny was working as intended. Kyle stayed pretty busy.

 

[greenne]

I think the eye nanny was working as intended. Kyle stayed pretty busy.

Like Kyles videos for the most part but no way in hell I'd ride with him..just sayin'

 

[personalt]

but besides the eye monitoring versus keeping your hand on the wheel is everything that the car manages the same. I.e does it keep you in the center of the lane in the exact same way?

 

[greenne]

but besides the eye monitoring versus keeping your hand on the wheel is everything that the car manages the same. I.e does it keep you in the center of the lane in the exact same way?

I think so..everything i have seen gives me that impression. The system switches between blue cruise and ",hands on" system intermittently as the road becomes available for bluecruise.

 

[FlasherZ]

360 = Autopilot
BlusClues = FSD Beta

Is that a reasonable comparison? I didn't think BlueCruise could stop at stop lights and go when green, make turns, enter / exit the freeway by itself, and other things that FSD beta can do?

 

[Yellow Buddy]

It just needs to see one eye.

Phew. Was worried there. I can still text and drive then.

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