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Sicilianews24.it: Incidente sulla SS 115 a Ragusa, un’auto finisce fuori strada: due feriti

Incidente stradale oggi pomeriggio sulla Strada Statale 115 a Ragusa che ha visto coinvolte una Citroen C3 ed una Ford Kuga. A causa del sinistro la C3 è uscita di strada e la signora che guidava il veicolo è stata ricoverata all’Ospedale Giovanni Paolo II di Ragusa; mentre il figlio quindicenne è stato estratto dalle lamiere dal personale dei Vigili del fuoco e dopo una prima assistenza da parte del personale del 118 è stato trasportato in elisoccorso a Catania. Illesi gli occupanti dell’altro veicolo. La strada al momento è chiusa per consentire alla Polstrada di effettuare i rilievi del caso.
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Accident on the SS 115 near Ragusa, a car goes off the road: two injured.

Traffic accident this afternoon on the State Road 115 in Ragusa involving a Citroen C3 and a Ford Kuga. As a result of the accident, the C3 went off the road and the woman driving the vehicle was admitted to the Giovanni Paolo II Hospital in Ragusa; while the fifteen-year-old son was extricated from the wreckage by the firefighters and, after initial assistance from the 118, was transported by helicopter to Catania. The occupants of the other vehicle were unharmed. The road is currently closed to allow the State Police to conduct the investigation.
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#Ragusa #theStateRoad #Citroen #FordKuga #Catania #theStatePolice #first

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Incidente sulla SS 115 a Ragusa, un’auto finisce fuori strada: due feriti

Incidente stradale oggi pomeriggio sulla Strada Statale 115 a Ragusa che ha visto coinvolte una Citroen C3 ed una Ford Kuga. A causa del sinistro la C3 è

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JdeBP5d ago

If you know enough about #ElectricVehicles to know that (as I did with a #FordKuga last year) you can just plug them into the household mains and charge them at your own home overnight, with a glorified high-Amp 1-gang simple extension cable, then you probably know everything that @TechConnectify's latest second-channel 1 hour video on EV charging has to tell you.

Most of it is explaining that, explaining things that don't apply here in the U.K. (e.g. 120V mains and the special plugs+sockets that the U.S.A. has for 240V), and explaining the current situation with standardized connectors in the U.S.A..

If you aren't perplexed by rechargeable stuff, and by charging things from the mains at home, it's not really aimed at you. It's aimed at people who do not, and who think that a rechargeable car has to be re-fuelled in the way that a liquid fuel car is, with dedicated chargers and public charging points, using smart 'phones or special cards.

Blaulicht-BotMar 28

Pirmasens (ots) - Ein grauer Ford Kuga mit Zulassung aus dem Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis wurde zwischen dem 27.03.2026, 20 Uhr, und dem 28.03.2026, 06 Uhr, in der Turnstraße durch einen Unfall beschädigt. Der Ford war gegenüber der Sporthalle des ...

https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/117677/6245394

#Explosion #Ford #FordKuga #Invalidität #Transport #Unfall #Unfallflucht #Verkehrsunglück #Zeugen #Zulassung

POL-PDPS: Zeugen nach Unfallflucht gesucht

Pirmasens (ots) - Ein grauer Ford Kuga mit Zulassung aus dem Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis wurde zwischen dem 27.03.2026, 20 Uhr, und dem 28.03.2026, 06 Uhr, in der Turnstraße durch einen...

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Blaulicht-BotMar 25

Reutlingen (ots) - Zu einem Verkehrsunfall mit zwei verletzten Personen ist es am Dienstagabend zwischen den Ortschaften Neckartailfingen und Aich gekommen. Der 77-jährige Fahrer eines Ford Kuga befuhr gegen 19.15 Uhr die K1228 in Richtung Aich. ...

https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/110976/6242972

#Bahn #Fahrer #Ford #FordKuga #Invalidität #Personen #Transport #Transportnotfall #Verkehrsnotfall #Verkehrsunfall #Verkehrsunfallaufnahme #Verkehrsunglück

POL-RT: Neckartailfingen (ES): schwerer Verkehrsunfall mit verletzten Personen

Reutlingen (ots) - Zu einem Verkehrsunfall mit zwei verletzten Personen ist es am Dienstagabend zwischen den Ortschaften Neckartailfingen und Aich gekommen. Der 77-jährige...

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IncognitosisMar 19

El Tesla Model Y ya es mío

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://javipas.com/2026/03/19/el-tesla-model-y-ya-es-mio-2/

Blaulicht-BotMar 6

Heßdorf (ots) - Am Freitagmittag (06.03.2026) ereignete sich auf der Staatsstraße 2259 bei Röhrach (Lkrs. Erlangen-Höchstadt) ein Verkehrsunfall zwischen zwei Pkw. Ein 66-jähriger Mann wurde dabei schwer verletzt. Die Staatsstraße ist derzeit ...

https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/6013/6230592

#Bahn #Bahnunglück #Feuerwehr #Ford #FordKuga #Invalidität #Person #Personenkraftwagen #Transport #Transportnotfall #Verkehrsnotfall #Verkehrsunfall #Verkehrsunglück

POL-MFR: (211) Verkehrsunfall bei Heßdorf - Eine Person schwer verletzt

Heßdorf (ots) - Am Freitagmittag (06.03.2026) ereignete sich auf der Staatsstraße 2259 bei Röhrach (Lkrs. Erlangen-Höchstadt) ein Verkehrsunfall zwischen zwei Pkw. Ein...

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Show threadJdeBPDec 16

@jsbarretto @cstross

They have.

I've not only seen this indirectly from watching #AshleyNeal on YouTube, where xe sometimes hands out advice on how to operate the controls based upon a mode of operation that my cars definitely have not ever had, but directly experienced it, not least from my recent experience of renting a #FordKuga.

It's all sorts of little things. Like the engine note in a hybrid EV not being a reliable indicator.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@JdeBP/115382968970608778

Or the vehicle slowing down *after* a reduction in speed limit instead of ahead of it. Or because a caravan/lorry in the next lane has a circled speed limit on its rear doors.

https://mastodonapp.uk/deck/@JdeBP/115383272830329930

I also remember how much different power steering made driving feel.

#driving #cars #ElectricVehicles

JdeBP (@[email protected])

One of the annoyances of the #FordKuga, which I suspect applies to all hybrid vehicles, is that the engine note is completely misleading. The engine kicks in at unexpected times and at high revs that do not match the motive power being applied at all. If you are used to listening to engine note as a signal of when to change gear on a vehicle with manual transmission and liquid fuel, it is very jarring. (Presumably it is running the engine at an optimal point on its power curve, which is of course one positive aspect to this.) With a fully electric vehicle, there's no engine note and no problem. This is one of the in-between-two-stools things that is unique to hybrid vehicles. #ElectricVehicles #HybridVehicles

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Agnieszka SerafinowiczNov 14

Ford pozwala zdjąć ręce z kierownicy w Fordach Puma i Kuga. System BlueCruise trafi do popularnych modeli

Do tej pory jazda w trybie „hands-off” (bez trzymania kierownicy) była w Europie dostępna tylko w elektrycznym Mustangu Mach-E (a i to w niektórych lokalizacjach, głównie na fragmentach autostrad, także w Polsce).

Ford oficjalnie ogłosił, że technologia BlueCruise trafi szeroką ławą do najpopularniejszych modeli marki, w tym do miejskiej Pumy i rodzinnej Kugi. Zmiany wejdą w życie już w modelach na rok 2026.

Ford zaprezentował plan znacznego rozszerzenia dostępności swojego zaawansowanego systemu wspomagania kierowcy. Od wiosny 2026 roku funkcja BlueCruise będzie oferowana w czterech kolejnych modelach:

  • Ford Puma
  • Ford Puma Gen-E (elektryczna wersja)
  • Ford Kuga
  • Ford Ranger PHEV

Na czym polega „Hands-off, eyes-on”?

BlueCruise to system autonomii poziomu 2+, który pozwala kierowcy całkowicie zdjąć ręce z kierownicy podczas jazdy na wyznaczonych odcinkach autostrad. Kluczowy jest jednak dopisek „eyes-on” (pod kontrolą wzroku).

To nie jest system, który pozwala na drzemkę czy czytanie książki. Samochód wykorzystuje kamerę skierowaną na kierowcę, aby monitorować pozycję głowy i linię wzroku – nawet jeśli prowadzimy w okularach przeciwsłonecznych. Jeśli system wykryje, że nie patrzymy na drogę, wyłączy wspomaganie.

Gdy warunki są spełnione, auto samodzielnie steruje układem kierowniczym, przyspiesza, hamuje i utrzymuje pozycję na pasie ruchu – zarówno przy prędkościach autostradowych, jak i w korkach.

Blue Zones: Gdzie można tak jeździć?

Technologia działa wyłącznie na wyznaczonych odcinkach autostrad, zwanych „Blue Zones”. Obecnie w Europie wyznaczono już ponad 135 000 kilometrów takich tras (są także w Polsce).

System jest homologowany i dopuszczony do użytku w 16 europejskich krajach, w tym w Polsce. Jak podaje producent, zasięg jest tak duży, że klient podróżujący ze Sztokholmu do Rzymu może pokonać ponad 2000 km (około 25 godzin jazdy), praktycznie nie dotykając kierownicy (ale musi patrzeć na drogę).

Kiedy w sprzedaży?

Funkcja BlueCruise będzie dostępna w wyżej wymienionych modelach z roku modelowego 2026, wyposażonych w odpowiedni pakiet (Driver Assistance Pack).

Banki Żywności i Ford łączą siły. Rusza ogólnopolska zbiórka dla potrzebujących

#fordBluecruise #fordKuga #fordPuma #jazdaAutonomiczna #news #rangerPhev #systemyAsystujace #technologiaWSamochodzie

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@ColinHaynes

It's funny to relate.

But it's terrifying to experience when you are toodling along the M25 at 60mph, it reads an NSL sign from somewhere, decides that you're doing 30mph over the speed limit, slams the brakes on hard, and the traffic behind almost runs into you.

The worrying thing is that this seems to be related to the well-known decade-old #FordKuga problem of the SatNav aerial failing. It failed when parked in a 30mph zone, which is why, I suspect, it thinks that NSL means 30mph. Because otherwise it is a bizarre default.

So (if this hypothesis is correct) from a computer programming view it's one of those nasty problems that one cannot replicate unless something else has failed in a particular way.

#SelfDrivingCars #SatNav #GNSS

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I should give dishonourable mention to the way that traffic sign detection detects any traffic signs for side roads as applying to the main road.

This is as much a problem in the case where there's a 30mph side road off a dual carriageway as it is on one particular roundabout where two of the passed exits immediately raise the speed limit to 50mph but the exit taken is still at the 40mph that was signed on entry to the roundabout.

It occurred to me that the behaviour of the vehicle (sudden deceleration after passing speed limits, creeping into the back of the vehicle in front, total ignorance of traffic lights, failure to see lanes in many cases including corners and bends) is stereotypical "boy racer" stuff. Have we accidentally constructed a mechanical model of how boy racers think about the roads?

And do we really want a future where *everyone* drives like a boy racer because that's how "driver assistance" makes the vehicles behave?

#FordKuga #SelfDrivingCars