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We had our 2024 Ford Expedition Platinum for around 1 month now. I've only driven it twice (my dad does most of the driving). When BlueCruise or Lane Keeping is on, it would frequently alert my dad to "Watch The Road" and most of the time it goes into "Resume Control" followed by brake checking. My dad is watching the road... It doesn't seem to happen all the time, but it is happening half the time. It is getting very annoying and actually becoming a distraction and a safety issue because it is going off every minute or 2 when it does. Anyone else have the issue? It didn't seem to happen the 2 times I drove it, but but dad is a lot bigger (fatter) than I am and he sits quite a ways back from the steering wheel.
 
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Bluecruise is just a feature that doesnt really work well. (just like park assist)

It does help with vehicle sales tho, Ford is definitely promoting it on tv commercials.
 
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Is he wearing glasses, it maybe having a hard time seeing his eyes.
 
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SyndicateZ said:
Bluecruise is just a feature that doesnt really work well. (just like park assist)

It does help with vehicle sales tho, Ford is definitely promoting it on tv commercials.
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I drove it tonight to check. It did not go off even 1 time... The park assist so far sucks. It can never find the spot.
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Is he wearing glasses, it maybe having a hard time seeing his eyes.
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I wear glasses too.

To be honest. I narrowed it down to 3 possible reasons:
1. He's too fat and sitting too far away from the cameras. He is pretty fat for a Chinese person. He's obese and at an unhealthy weight (like at a weight where the doctor is warning him he's going to get fatty liver if it continues). I used to be as big as him, but I lost a ton of weight during the pandemic after developing an eating disorder (I'm now at a healthy weight). Since my weight loss, I'm at a seating position 6-8 inches more forward and around 2-3 inches higher compared to my dad.
2. The glasses he's wearing might be too reflective. I wear glasses too, but it doesn't seem to set it off.
3. The owners manual seems to say the infotainment screen is a light source for the cameras, and we put a matte finish ScreenProtech over it which diffusing the light.
 
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SunnySunshine said:
I drove it tonight to check. It did not go off even 1 time... The park assist so far sucks. It can never find the spot.

I wear glasses too.

To be honest. I narrowed it down to 3 possible reasons:
1. He's too fat and sitting too far away from the cameras. He is pretty fat for a Chinese person. He's obese and at an unhealthy weight (like at a weight where the doctor is warning him he's going to get fatty liver if it continues). I used to be as big as him, but I lost a ton of weight during the pandemic after developing an eating disorder (I'm now at a healthy weight). Since my weight loss, I'm at a seating position 6-8 inches more forward and around 2-3 inches higher compared to my dad.
2. The glasses he's wearing might be too reflective. I wear glasses too, but it doesn't seem to set it off.
3. The owners manual seems to say the infotainment screen is a light source for the cameras, and we put a matte finish ScreenProtech over it which diffusing the light.
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I think you’ve figured out the issue with #3.
 
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99WhiteC5Coupe said:
I think you’ve figured out the issue with #3.
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Who would have known... No warning from ScreenProtech or Ford that the screen is used as a light source. There is just a small diagram buried in the owners manual. To be fair the system didn't go off on me at all but I do sit closer.
 
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I think too much light can be a problem too. I’ve had the message pop up repeatedly on a sunny day. I’ll flip the sun visor down and the messages stop. This is even though the sun isn’t straight ahead.
 
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I think too much light can be a problem too. I’ve had the message pop up repeatedly on a sunny day. I’ll flip the sun visor down and the messages stop. This is even though the sun isn’t straight ahead.
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It happens a lot less during the day on my dad, and usually doesn't reach the brake checking stage (it might prompt to look). Night time/dusk is the issue.
 
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