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

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

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into 129,222 Ford Motor (NYSE:F) vehicles equipped with the BlueCruise hands-free driving system. This probe follows reports

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,