2026年3月11日 下午2:17 UTC / 大卫·谢泼德森
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WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – 美国国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）将于3月31日举行听证会，以查明福特汽车（Ford Motor）免提高级驾驶辅助系统BlueCruise引发的两起致命撞车事故的可能原因。
2024年发生的两起事故均涉及2022款福特Mustang Mach-E车型，当时车辆在部分自动化模式下行驶，于2024年在圣安东尼奥和费城的高速公路上发生追尾事故，福特SUV撞上了静止车辆。
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这些撞车事故对该系统的局限性提出了严重质疑。NTSB计划就”旨在防止未来发生类似撞车事故的安全建议”进行投票。
自2025年以来，NTSB和美国国家公路交通安全管理局（NHTSA）均在调查BlueCruise的使用情况，以解决系统局限性问题并评估驾驶员的响应能力。BlueCruise是一款免提高级驾驶系统，在美国和加拿大97%的无交叉路口和交通信号灯的高速公路上可用。
NHTSA于2025年1月将调查升级为工程分析。
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福特表示，BlueCruise已在17个国家使用，累计高速公路行驶里程超过5亿英里。该汽车制造商在2025年称，有250万辆汽车配备了BlueCruise。
“BlueCruise是一款符合行业部分自动驾驶标准的便利性功能，我们已通过深思熟虑的产品开发和营销决策，确保产品安全易用，”福特表示。
在圣安东尼奥的事故中，一辆福特车在10号州际公路上撞上了一辆静止的1999款本田CR-V，导致本田司机死亡；而在费城的事故中，一辆福特车在95号州际公路上撞上了两辆静止车辆，致使它们与一辆经过的丰田卡罗拉相撞，普锐斯和伊兰特的驾驶员死亡。
NTSB称，在两起事故中”碰撞前一刻均未记录到驾驶员或系统触发的制动或转向操作”。
近年来，NTSB已对包括特斯拉Autopilot在内的高级驾驶辅助系统展开多项调查。2023年12月，电动汽车制造商特斯拉同意召回200万辆汽车，为其Autopilot驾驶辅助系统安装新的安全防护装置。
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US safety board to hold hearing on two fatal Ford crashes
March 11, 2026 2:17 PM UTC / David Shepardson
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WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes involving Ford Motor’s hands-free advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise.
Both crashes in 2024 involved 2022 model year Ford Mustang Mach-Es operating in the company’s partial automation mode in 2024 rear-end crashes in which the Ford SUVs struck stationary vehicles at highway speeds in San Antonio and Philadelphia.
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The crashes pose serious questions the limitations of the system. The NTSB plans to vote on “safety recommendations designed to prevent ■similar crashes in the future.”
Since 2025, both the NTSB and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been investigating the use of BlueCruise to address questions about system limitations and to evaluate drivers’ ability to respond. BlueCruise is an advanced hands-free driving system that operates on 97% of U.S. and Canadian highways with no intersections or traffic signals.
NHTSA in January 2025 upgraded its investigation to an engineering analysis.
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Ford said BlueCruise is used in 17 countries and in more than 500 million miles of highway travel. The automaker said in 2025 that 2.5 million vehicles ■were equipped with BlueCruise.
“BlueCruise is a convenience feature designed in accordance with industry standards for partial autonomy, and we’ve made thoughtful, deliberate product development and marketing choices to ensure our product is safe and clear to use,” Ford said.
In the San Antonio crash, a Ford on Interstate 10 struck a ■stationary 1999 Honda CR-V, killing the Honda driver; and in the Philadelphia crash, a Ford on Interstate 95 struck two stationary vehicles causing them to collide with a passing Toyota Corolla and the ■drivers of the Prius and Elantra were killed.
The NTSB said in both crashes “no driver-applied or system-initiated braking or steering was recorded in the moments before impact.”
The NTSB has opened several ■investigations in recent years into advanced driver assistance systems including Tesla’s Autopilot. In December 2023, electric car maker Tesla agreed to recall 2 million vehicles to install new safeguards for its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Nick Zieminski
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