WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The National

Transportation Safety Board will hold a March 31 hearing to

determine the probable cause of two fatal crashes involving Ford

Motor's ( F ) advanced driver assistance system BlueCruise.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told Reuters the board would

meet on the crashes later this month. Since 2025, both the NTSB

and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been

investigating the use of BlueCruise to review system limitations

and to evaluate drivers' ability to respond to certain

scenarios. BlueCruise is an advanced hands-free driving system

that operates on 97% of U.S. and Canadian highways with no

intersections or traffic signals.