<ul><li>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a preliminary investigation into Ford's BlueCruise driver assistance system.</li><li>The investigation comes after two fatal crashes involving the system, both of which occurred at night.</li><li>Ford's BlueCruise system is designed for restricted access, divided lane highways and requires driver attention through an infrared gaze-tracking camera.</li><li>Unlike Tesla's Autopilot, BlueCruise has a tightly controlled operational design domain (ODD).</li></ul>

Ford BlueCruise driver assist under federal scrutiny following 2 deaths

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