The system also doesn’t seem to sense traffic building ahead as quickly as Super Cruise, nor does it apply the brake and throttle as smoothly in stop-and-go traffic. There’s slight sway back and forth with the steering wheel making constant corrections even when on a straight road. But the system falls short of greatness.Ī key difference between Activeglide and its crosstown rival Super Cruise is how smooth the GM system is and how far out it’s reading the situation.Īctiveglide can’t seem to pick a virtual center line and keep the vehicle on it 100% of the time. Billman wouldn’t comment on whether hands-free towing will come with a future update to Activeglide. Once a trailer’s hooked up and plugged into the Navigator, Activeglide is disabled and won’t come back online until the trailer’s unhooked from the vehicle. Towing won’t work either, a new feature GM’s enabled with its system as it moves from cars into trucks. I manually turned it off for safety reasons. No alerts pop up, and the system didn’t disengage itself immediately. Though, unlike the GM system it doesn’t seem to actually know where active construction zones are. Like GM’s Super Cruise system, Lincoln Activeglide isn’t meant to work in construction zones. This presented a challenge in certain situations as the Navigator attempted to read the lane markings at 70-plus-mph to keep the three-row SUV centered and in its lane consistently. ![]() Cameras can’t see through metal and cars, so when the Navigator’s in the middle lane and there are vehicles on either side of it, seemingly it doesn’t actually know it’s in the middle lane of the road. Relying on the cameras to place the vehicle on the road can only work when the cameras can see the road. Without an HD GPS receiver the hardware can’t pinpoint the vehicle down to the specific lane on the road. Stay tuned for more information as Ford rolls out this exciting new driver aid.Activeglide and the Navigator can’t accurately determine which lane the vehicle is located in during certain situations. At launch, you won't be able to use BlueCruise while towing, but it sounds like this feature will also be enabled in the future. New features will be supported, too, including things like automatic lane changes and something called Predictive Speed Assist, which adjusts vehicle velocity for road curves. Of course, Ford's new hands-free driving aid is slated to be offered on additional vehicles in the coming years. In comparison, GM has had Super Cruise in its back pocket for years and is only just starting to make it available on a range of models. The automaker is aiming to sell more than 100,000 vehicles with BlueCruise in the first year it's available, a significant milestone. In the third quarter of 2021, BlueCruise will be enabled via an over-the-air software update, meaning owners of vehicles sold months ago will be able to enjoy this fancy new technology. If the Mach-E floats your boat, you'll be paying up to $3,200 for this feature. On F-150s that brings the total price to $1,595. ![]() But to enjoy BlueCruise, you'll have to shell out an additional $600 for a three-year service period, something you'll be able to pay for in the second half of the year.
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