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Auto regulators are investigating Ford's BlueCruise driving assistance system.
  • Federal regulators are investigating Ford's BlueCruise system following two fatal crashes.
  • The probe comes amid increased scrutiny of automated driving-assistance systems.
  • Tesla's Autopilot is also under investigation after hundreds of collisions. 

Federal auto regulators are looking into Ford Motor's driver-assistance system following two fatal crashes that the safety agency linked to the automation technology.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Ford's BlueCruise system, according to an agency filing made public Monday.