Blue Cruise & Driver Alert?

[Orlando150]

This worries me about choosing the Blue Cruise option for my next truck, since I have eye issues.

While I do wear glasses and can drive as safely as anyone else, I am near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other, and my brain automatically switches between which eye it uses, and I am unconscious of the switch. Whichever eye my brain chose not to use for the moment just stares off in a random direction. It confuses people and makes them ask me if I m looking at them.

Blue Cruise needs to be adjustable or trainable to make it more accessible.

I think they've said it works even if it can only see one eye. Not sure if that helps your situation but they did put some consideration into it.

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[RedTXV]

Tried again today with different Oakley sunglasses lenses. The sensor is fine as long as I had black lenses. Polarized or non-polarized did not matter. What I did have problems with was the colored lenses (red polarized and road prism non-polarized). My thoughts would be the mirror effect on the sensor not seeing my eyes correctly.

I don’t have any colored lens, but I agree with this. I have two pair of sunglasses, both polarized and have never had an issue.

 

[BRDVPRA]

This worries me about choosing the Blue Cruise option for my next truck, since I have eye issues.

While I do wear glasses and can drive as safely as anyone else, I am near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other, and my brain automatically switches between which eye it uses, and I am unconscious of the switch. Whichever eye my brain chose not to use for the moment just stares off in a random direction. It confuses people and makes them ask me if I m looking at them.

Blue Cruise needs to be adjustable or trainable to make it more accessible.

You should find one and drive it to see what it does. That is an interesting situation for sure. I know it doesn't like it if you cover your eyes, but not sure if it is tracking both or one, etc.

 

[Ajzride]

Oddly enough, I find mine works really well and only beeps at me when I'm really not watching the road, or when my eyes are blocked from it's view. I wear mostly Oakley sunglasses with the gold iridium lenses and these don't seem to cause an issue. If I am scratching my eye with my left hand, it will beep at me since my hand blocks it's view of my eyes, but if I am scratching with my right hand, it can still see my eyes and does not complain.

 

[Zengineer]

I haven't had any false alerts and I used it for the majority of a 1600 mile run on I-80. Day, night, sunglasses (polarized nonprescription), clear prescription, no glasses, fog, rain, directly into the sun... I sit fairly low in the vehicle so maybe it struggles more depending on seat position and height??

 

[Slappy McGee]

Oddly enough, I find mine works really well and only beeps at me when I'm really not watching the road, or when my eyes are blocked from it's view. I wear mostly Oakley sunglasses with the gold iridium lenses and these don't seem to cause an issue. If I am scratching my eye with my left hand, it will beep at me since my hand blocks it's view of my eyes, but if I am scratching with my right hand, it can still see my eyes and does not complain.

Same here. I’m actually quite impressed that it works perfectly with my mirrored hater blockers and only barks when I’m not actually looking at the road.

 

[Snakebitten]

Just finished about 400 miles of Bluecruising. 200 at night, 200 daylight.

I have only gotten false alerts with the direct sunlight coming right at me through the windshield. At night it was even a little lax and let me get away with being a little less vigilant.

 

[Frank1697]

Anyone figured out a way (ForScan, hidden settings, etc..) to tweak or disable the Driver Alert system when Blue Cruise is active? I get the importance of keeping an eye on the road, but that system needs polishing. I'm constantly getting false alerts that are distracting me more than if I actually looked away for a second. I'm not sure if it's the sunglasses or something the system doesn't like about me, but if there's no fix, no way I'm paying for BC when the trial runs out.

Have you figured out how to turn off the driver alert sensors with forscan would like to hear more about this mine is constantly give false warnings as well

 

[morrisosu]

Have you figured out how to turn off the driver alert sensors with forscan would like to hear more about this mine is constantly give false warnings as well

No I sure haven't, but if anyone finds FORScan settings to disable that "watch the road" alert when BC is active, I would send them beer money. (real offer)

This last weekend I about rage quit on mine, it was constantly falsing. Other than maybe the sunglasses, I've not found what drives it crazy when you are legit watching the road. I'd even sign a legal waiver to absolve Ford of any liability if they would let me shut that damn thing off. /rant over.

 

[Frank1697]

No I sure haven't, but if anyone finds FORScan settings to disable that "watch the road" alert when BC is active, I would send them beer money. (real offer)

This last weekend I about rage quit on mine, it was constantly falsing. Other than maybe the sunglasses, I've not found what drives it crazy when you are legit watching the road. I'd even sign a legal waiver to absolve Ford of any liability if they would let me shut that damn thing off. /rant over.

Annoying like crazy I go on long trips a lot and I just turn it off because of the alerts,
You’d think maybe they would have some sort of fake adapter of some sort like they do with the annoying pedestrian alarm.

 

[morrisosu]

Annoying like crazy I go on long trips a lot and I just turn it off because of the alerts,
You’d think maybe they would have some sort of fake adapter of some sort like they do with the annoying pedestrian alarm.

Yes! We need it. I'd buy that adapter in a heartbeat with same day express critical shipping.

 

[Frank1697]

Yes! We need it. I'd buy that adapter in a heartbeat with same day express critical shipping.

Same here, well if you find anything out let me know

 

[oneinch]

I haven't found my BC to be too troublesome while using it, but this doesn't mean I'm totally happy with the system. I don't like that I can't turn off BC and only BC (to include the pesky nanny infrared camera). But BC assimilates the lane centering system. The two can't be separated and I want them to be separate. I want to be able to use lane centering without hands free and without that pesky nanny camera. I would like to have lane centering all by itself...just like it is in my Maverick.

My Maverick is capable of, and does drive hands free perfectly without Blue Cruise and it's pesky nanny camera. I just want the same ability in my Powerboost.

 

[morrisosu]

I haven't found my BC to be too troublesome while using it, but this doesn't mean I'm totally happy with the system. I don't like that I can't turn off BC and only BC (to include the pesky nanny infrared camera). But BC assimilates the lane centering system. The two can't be separated and I want them to be separate. I want to be able to use lane centering without hands free and without that pesky nanny camera. I would like to have lane centering all by itself...just like it is in my Maverick.

My Maverick is capable of, and does drive hands free perfectly without Blue Cruise and it's pesky nanny camera. I just want the same ability in my Powerboost.

Don't even get me started on how BC likes to get within a 1/4 of an inch of passing truck mirrors on the right, when in the left lane.

 

[jtake]

Ford must not have tested BC with Asian drivers.

At night, I am getting constantly (every 10 seconds) the eyes on the road alerts. This is with my eyes watching the road and no glasses. I have to move my head or open my eyes up very wide and move my head up and down in order for the alert to be satisfied.

If I constantly move my head and/or open my eyes wide, the alert usually does not come on, but sometimes it does. Very frustrating on several over-night drives cross country when you cannot just watch the road, but have to make faces while driving!

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