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Ford

Products: automation-operator. Risk band: High   RobotRisk index 68.1/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 1 of 45 among Other companies with incidents (53 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. Ford's index of 68.1 ranks 1 of 45 companies in Other with incident history. 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

68.1/100RobotRisk index
23.5/100Median index across the 45 Other companies with incident history (53 tracked, 8 with none)
1 of 45Rank in Other (of 45 with incident history)
HighRisk band

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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