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Ford

Robot types: Automation operator, ADAS. Risk band: High   RobotRisk index 67.8/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 6 of 17 among Autonomous vehicles and trucking companies with incidents (141 tracked).

Analyst brief

Ford's record contains three entries, all fatal crashes involving BlueCruise or the company's automated driving system between February and April 2024, each rated severity 5. All three incidents share a common pattern: the vehicle under automated driving assistance struck a stationary or crossing object with fatal results. The record reflects a clustered pattern of same-type fatal events within a two-month span, and its origin is press reporting of individual crashes rather than a single consolidated regulatory finding.

Risk index

67.8/100RobotRisk index
36.1/100Median index across the 17 Autonomous vehicles and trucking companies with incident history (141 tracked, 124 with none)
6 of 17Rank in Autonomous vehicles and trucking (of 17 with incident history)
HighRisk band

Products and robot types

Industries: Autonomous vehicles and trucking (primary), Other · Sectors: Households & Consumers, Ground Passenger Transportation

Risk is scored per product and robot type: each incident is attributed to the product it names, or to the company's matching robot type. Listed industry was Other; RobotRisk files this company under Autonomous vehicles and trucking because that is where its documented incident risk sits.

Robot typeShare of company riskRank within type
ADAS100%3 of 4
ProductRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
BlueCruise ADASshipping367.8

Incident timeline

Comparisons over time

Per-type breakdown

Incident typeUnique incidentsShare
fatality3100%

Unique incident list

3 unique incidents on file for this company.

SevDateTypeLocationIncidentSource
S503 Mar 2024 fatality Philadelphia, PA, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in Philadelphia · 2 fatalities NTSB
S524 Feb 2024 fatality San Antonio, TX, USAFord Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupant NTSB
S5~Feb 2024 fatality TX, USAFatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system The Guardian
S5 03 Mar 2024 · fatality · Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S503 Mar 2024Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise fatally crashes into parked cars in PhiladelphiaNTSB
S5 24 Feb 2024 · fatality · Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupant
San Antonio, TX, USA1 supporting source rowhigh confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S524 Feb 2024Ford Mustang Mach-E on BlueCruise crashes into Honda in San Antonio, kills occupantNTSB
S5 ~Feb 2024 · fatality · Fatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system
TX, USA1 supporting source rowmedium confidence
SevDateSupporting source rowSource
S5~Feb 2024Fatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving systemThe Guardian

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