Fatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system
Record
| Company | Ford |
| Industry | Autonomous vehicles and trucking |
| Product | BlueCruise |
| Robot type | ADAS |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | ~Feb 2024 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | TX, USA |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A driver in a fatal Texas crash was reportedly using Ford's automated driving system, officials said.
Primary source
Publisher: The Guardian · Retrieved: 2026-10-30
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Feb 2024 | Fatal Texas crash involved Ford's auto driving system | The Guardian | The Guardian |
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