{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/hands-off-eyes-on-ford-deploys-hands-free-driving-in-cars-on-uk-motorways/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"‘Hands-off, eyes on’: Ford deploys 'hands-free' driving in cars on UK motorways","slug":"hands-off-eyes-on-ford-deploys-hands-free-driving-in-cars-on-uk-motorways","createdLocal":"2023-07-26 14:30:52.671382","publishDate":"2023-07-26 00:00:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/26/hands-off-eyes-on-ford-deploys-hands-free-driving-in-cars-on-uk-motorways"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>The UK has given the green light to US carmaker Ford to deploy its “hands-free” cars on motorways.\nTesla’s Elon Musk, for example, has long predicted that fully autonomous driving (Level 4) is just around the corner.\nFord says profitable, fully autonomous level 4 vehicles at scale are a long way off.\nOther car manufacturers waiting for UK’s approval for their level 2 cars are, among others, Germany’s BMW and Porsche as the country became the first to greenlight self-driving cars on motorways in Europe last year.\nIt believes that improved cruise control is the next step towards Level 3 autonomous driving, which will allow the computer to take over the driving in the majority of situations.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"hands-off-eyes-on-ford-deploys-hands-free-driving-in-cars-on-uk-motorways"}}}