Ford BlueCruise driver assist under federal scrutiny following 2 deaths

Enlarge / BlueCruise allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel but not their eyes off the road. (credit: Ford)

The federal regulator responsible for road safety has opened yet another probe into the safety of a hands-free driver assistance system, we learned this morning. And no, it's not a system from Tesla. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation has opened a preliminary investigation into Ford's BlueCruise system, following a pair of fatal crashes...