So - I called the dealership ahead of my 3:00pm appointment today to make sure they knew what the issue is. They have not been informed by Ford on how to handle / what to expect / etc. The service advisor (to his credit) did talk with me for awhile and we discussed how he typically sees things like this rolling out.
This is correct. If you read through the thread on flashing the ECU with FDRS you can see screenshots of what the tech would be seeing.
Seems like it comes and goes from time to time. I've had it disappear and reappear twice now for me
BlueCruise "Coming Soon" still shows on my account. Not holding my breath or particularly excited given Sandy Munro's review.
FUNNY. Actually not basing my opinion on Sandy's review, but my perspective of BlueCruise performance as seen through his videos, compared to my personal experience with Tesla AP, and more recently using Tesla beta FSD on a daily basis, which is clearly both scary and far more advanced than either the Ford or GM "self-driving" systems.This review?
Yeah I mean I’m sure it will be fine. Ford and GM aren’t self driving. They are level 2 ADAS. Tesla is also they just are more aggressive. If you want self driving I would move to a city that has it like Phoenix or SF. The idea of self driving consumer cars is still a LONG ways off.
Mercedes is going to have an approved Level3 car this year in Germany.
BC update or trying to load it for the first time (older ‘21 model)? Thx.
I would argue Level 3+ has more to do with the amount of trust the manufacturer puts in it than the user, though theoretically they should be similar. I think this is one of the big disconnects in how a lot of consumers think about L2 systems (basically self driving!) and how manufacturers do (we refuse to take any liability!). Until manufacturers are willing to assume full liability I won’t fully trust the system, because they don’t either. I still think driver assists are great, don’t get me wrong, they take stress out of driving (especially on highway) and probably provide some extra safety. I just feel it necessary to remind people that right now there are not self driving cars on the road (outside the limited robotaxi deployments). If MB has true level 3 next year it could be a big development though I’m a little bit “I’ll believe it when I see it” based on discussions with engineers I know in this space, who generally seem to be less optimistic on timelines than general public…
Believe what you want. I have beta FSD in my Tesla. I can leave get in my car in the driveway in Boynton Beach, put in an address, and the car will drive there with no driver involvement, 90% of the time. Today we went to the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, about 18 miles away. The car left our driveway, chose a route without my involvement, made two left turn at traffic signals across huge traffic, stopped for an open ICW drawbridge correctly, made several more turns, navigated a two-lane road with no painted lines, stopped at an at-grade railroad crossing that was closed for a commuter train, waited correctly and then restarted when the train had passed and the gate raised, passed three bicyclists riding in the lane, which required waiting for incoming traffic and crossing a double line to prove the legal three feet clearance, navigated multiple roundabouts with no driver input, dealt correctly with landscaper trucks parked halfway in its lane, and made it all the way to the entry booth at the park. At that point it cancelled, gave up and demanded that the driver take control because it did not know what to do.
