The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has opened a probe into 129,222 Ford Motor vehicles over reports of collisions involving the company's hands-free driving technology,

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is upgrading a probe into Ford's BlueCruise technology following reports of collisions.

Ford Motor (NYSE:F) is facing a probe by the U.S. traffic safety regulator over reports of collisions involving the automaker’s BlueCruise hands-free driving technology. The probe covers an estimated 129,