<ul><li>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a probe into Ford Motor Co.'s BlueCruise driver assistance system after two fatal crashes.</li><li>The crashes occurred in 2024 and were linked to the driver-assistance software. In the first crash near San Antonio, Texas, a driver in a Mustang Mach-E collided with a stationary Honda CRV, resulting in a fatality.</li><li>The second fatal crash happened in Philadelphia when a Ford car struck a Hyundai Elantra and a Toyota Prius from behind, causing fatalities in both cars.</li><li>The investigation by NHTSA is similar to previous probes into autonomous vehicle crashes, such as those involving Tesla's Autopilot feature.</li></ul>

Ford probed in US after fatal collisions in self-driving cars

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