"Watch The Road" warnings keep going off.

[SunnySunshine]

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.

 

[SyndicateZ]

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.

 

[dlcorbett]

Is he wearing glasses, it maybe having a hard time seeing his eyes.

 

[SunnySunshine]

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.

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.

Is he wearing glasses, it maybe having a hard time seeing his eyes.

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.

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

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.

I think you’ve figured out the issue with #3.

 

[LegalBrief]

I’d suspect it’s hand position… it wants the hands at at 10 and 2… if you block it freaks out.

 

[SunnySunshine]

I’d suspect it’s hand position… it wants the hands at at 10 and 2… if you block it freaks out.

It goes off with his hands lower on the wheel as well. We tried.

 

[SunnySunshine]

I think you’ve figured out the issue with #3.

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.

 

[xraymd]

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.

 

[SunnySunshine]

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.

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.

 

[SunnySunshine]

We might have figured out what is wrong. My dad was sitting way too low in the seat. I was like you're not that much taller than me but I have to raise a seat about 2 to 3 inches compared to you. So he tried it and the system goes off a lot less.

 

[nationalgallery]

When I first got the truck, the 'watch the road' warning, followed by BlueCruise disengaging, happened constantly and was driving me crazy. I was looking with a dead stare at the license plate in front of me and it would still go off. I couldn't figure how I could 'watch the road' more intently than that. After a few weeks, and almost giving up entirely on using BlueCruise, I stopped looking with a fixated stare and just normally looked at different things generally in front of me, and the problem completely stopped. Every once in awhile if I'm looking too constantly at one thing for an extended period the warning will come on, but as soon as I move my gaze a little the warning immediately stops. I guess the system thinks if you don't move your gaze and have a fixed stare ahead, you've gone catatonic......

 

[blznweels]

I’ve been meaning to post about this.
I was having intermittent issues with the “watch the road” messages.
I finally figured out what was going on, at least for me.
I generally wear contacts, but I have 2 pairs of glasses that will wear occasionally instead.
I realized I was getting the issue, whenever I wore the 1 pair of glasses that have “transitions” lenses (the self darkening when you go outside) in them. The sensors apparently has a hard time seeing through those lenses, even though they can see through regular sunglasses just fine.

If I forget and wear them on a road trip, I have to open my open REALLY big, and it finally sees my eye.

 

[fordvideoguy]

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.

That warning message is misleading. What it really means is move the steering a little. If you are using Adaptive Cruise with Lane Centering and you have done a good job of keeping it right with the lane centering, the system will think you are not holding the steering wheel. If you nudge the steering wheel just a little it gives that response to the system letting it know that you are in control. By the way, the time in between is 15 seconds if you were curious.

 

[fordvideoguy]

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.

The sun does affect the sensor which is why you are seeing it at sunrise and sunset. My Lightning would so that if I was driving into the sunrise.

 

[SunnySunshine]

I’ve been meaning to post about this.
I was having intermittent issues with the “watch the road” messages.
I finally figured out what was going on, at least for me.
I generally wear contacts, but I have 2 pairs of glasses that will wear occasionally instead.
I realized I was getting the issue, whenever I wore the 1 pair of glasses that have “transitions” lenses (the self darkening when you go outside) in them. The sensors apparently has a hard time seeing through those lenses, even though they can see through regular sunglasses just fine.

If I forget and wear them on a road trip, I have to open my open REALLY big, and it finally sees my eye.

I suspect the transitions is part of the problem too. The pair I wear doesn't change colours but his does. Moving his seat up a little seems to have fixed most of the issue.

That warning message is misleading. What it really means is move the steering a little. If you are using Adaptive Cruise with Lane Centering and you have done a good job of keeping it right with the lane centering, the system will think you are not holding the steering wheel. If you nudge the steering wheel just a little it gives that response to the system letting it know that you are in control. By the way, the time in between is 15 seconds if you were curious.

Unfortunately that is "Keep hands on wheel". It doesn't work when it can't detect your eyes. Either way, it seems most of the issue was just with my dad sitting too low. We just came from a 2006 Honda Pilot, and I think these American cars are designed for bigger and taller people, so he had to move his seating position up a little bit (he never had to do that before at 5'10").

 

[nationalgallery]

That warning message is misleading. What it really means is move the steering a little.

That's only for 'regular' BlueCruise, if hands-free is not engaged.