General Motors announced on Wednesday that its semi-autonomous driving system called Super Cruise will be updated to cover about 400,000 miles of road in the US and Canada, or double what the system currently can. handle.
The updated version will be available later this year for vehicles in the equipped GM fleet latest digital architecture was first announced in 2019 and is already equipped with Super Cruise. It will be available as a free over-the-air update.
Super Cruise is currently limited to divided highways, known as interstates. The updated version will allow the system to work on more roads, including some that don’t split. Some of the popular driveways that are about to be mentioned include 66th Street, U.S. Route 1 (Overseas Highway), California Route 1 (Pacific Coast Highway), and Freeway across Canada.
GM’s Super Cruise system currently covers approximately 400,000 miles across the US and Canada
For vehicles equipped with Google Maps, the navigation system can show the routes that Super Cruise can operate on, during route selection.
Super Cruise combines a variety of driver assistance features such as adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist with GPS and map data to bring the vehicle into its lane accurately and ensure safe operation. and smooth. While this is a true hands-free system, it still requires the driver to keep an eye on everything and take action when necessary. Otherwise, it will turn off. This means it still ranks at Level 2 on the SAE scale for self-driving ability. In order to rank above Level 2, the self-driving system needs to operate in unobserved mode.
Finally, GM will release a new version called Ultra Cruise. This version is promised to cover about 95% of the country’s roads, though drivers still have to keep an eye on everything. According to GM, Ultra Cruise will permanently recognize traffic control devices, follow navigation routes, obey posted speed limits, perform automatic and on-demand lane changes, perform Turn left and right, avoid objects and park on public roads. It will arrive in 2023 and has been promised as a feature of Cadillac Celestiq battleship to launch in 2024.
