Cadillac mapped 200,000 miles of highway for its Super Autonomous Semi-Autonomous Cruise

Cadillac drivers will soon be able to keep their eyes on the road and leave their hands behind the wheel more often.

The automaker has announced an upgrade to its Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system, which allows hands-free and footless driving in certain situations.

For the system to work, GM used Lidar to create precision 3D maps of major US and Canadian roads and integrate data with GPS, radar and car-mounted cameras, allowing it to maintain its speed of movement and to move. in a way. He will push even more when he feels he is about to pass in front of a big vehicle.

When launched in 2018, it operated on 130,000 miles of limited access highway, but the update will add 70,000 miles of divided roads including intersections. As the vehicle knows exactly where it is, it can prompt the driver to take over before an obstacle or a portion of road ahead that he is unable to navigate alone.

While similar features offered by other automakers, like Tesla's autopilot, require you to touch the wheel occasionally to indicate that you're paying attention, Super Cruise uses a facial recognition system that can determine the next moment, which allows Cadillac to announce explicitly as hands-free. According to Cadillac Chief Engineer Brandon Vivian, current owners use it 78% of the time on compatible highways.

Until now, only the owners of the 2018 and 2019 models will need to go to the CT6 sedan and will have to go through a dealer for a software update that will allow card upgrades over the air, while cars 2020 will already have this feature.

Super Cruise will expand to the full range as new models are introduced, starting with the new CT5, and additional features are being developed. It should also find its place in models of other GM brands in the coming years, thanks to a new digital vehicle platform that will be integrated into its next vehicles and trucks.

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