“"We're getting really close. We can do it now pretty regularly with a prototype, but doing it in a cost-effective way is just the progress we're going to need to make. Level 3 autonomy will allow you to go hands and eyes off the road on the highway in a couple years so then your car becomes like an office." Farley expects Ford to offer the feature in 2026, potentially making it the first mass-market brand with Level 3.”
President and CEO, Ford Motor Company
Said May 31, 2024Deadline Dec 31, 2026Bloomberg TV interview with David Westin, May 31, 2024 (Bloomberg report syndicated June 3-5, 2024)
Deadline is end of 2026. At CES in January 2026 Ford said eyes-off BlueCruise will arrive only in 2028, making a 2026 launch highly unlikely.