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catch is, only the system hardware will be installed. The
software will not be ready for nearly another year, Ford said.
The automaker's Active Drive Assist will be offered first on the
redesigned F-150 pickup and the new Mustang Mach-E electric SUV,
both of which go on sale later this year. However, the feature
will not be activated until the third quarter of 2021, the
company said.
Customers can order a Mach-E or an F-150 with the Co-Pilot360
advanced driver assistance package, which includes the hardware
for Active Drive Assist. That feature will be switched on via a
wireless over-the-air update when the software is finalized next
year, Ford said.
Active Drive Assist will be standard on selected high-end models
and available as an option on others, priced from around $1,500.
Consumer Reports earlier this week released results of its test
of 17 vehicles equipped with active driving assistance systems,
including a Tesla <TSLA.O> Model Y -- a head-to-head competitor
to the Mustang Mach-E -- with Autopilot. The Model Y finished "a
distant second" in the testing to a Cadillac CT6 fitted with
General Motors Co's <GM.N> Super Cruise system.
(Reporting by Paul Lienert in Detroit; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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