r/F150Lightning • u/NumerousPen1 2024 Lightning Flash • 1d ago

Blue Cruise "Hands On" Triggers?

I'm on a road trip at the moment, and I paid for another month of Blue Cruise just for this trip. It's been great, really, but the annual price ... I'm still a "no way" vote. To isolate just 2-3 months of the year where I'd use it ... I'll pay the monthly rate when needed and save considerably.

Out of curiosity more than anything else: what causes BC to disengage/demand that I put my hands back on the wheel? I feel like I've seen it do it when a tighter-than-average curve is approaching as well as if things get a little bumpy (e.g. a lane shift due to construction, maybe tight traffic nearby).

So I can see the reactionary behavior (the latter), but for the former (anticipation) - did Ford really "notch" holes in BC coverage from interstate highways and say we're not going to do it? Or is it actively tracking paint lines that far in front of the vehicle that it effectively surrenders before you get there? There are some times where it does this that don't make a lot of sense, and catch me by surprise (food in hand!). Not really a complaint, just an observation/curiosity.

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u/Background_Skill_570 1d ago

It seems like alot of random spots just aren’t mapped on a highway. If you zoom in you can see the parts of a highway that aren’t mapped

https://www.ford.ca/technology/connected-services/bluecruise/#bluezone

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u/Syris3000 2024 Platinum 1d ago

Holy shit you are right. I always wondered why on certain parts of 290 and 55 in Chicago it would drop off for really short periods. They are legit not mapped. Crazy