GM logo on the facade of General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan
General Motors said today (02) that owners of certain vehicles equipped with its Super Cruise power steering system will now be able to use it on 643,740 kilometers of North American roads, doubling the current area of operation.
The Super Cruise system from GM, like Tesla’s autopilot system, is a driver assistance system and does not allow for true autonomous driving.
GM’s system sensors and software allow a driver to navigate with their hands off the steering wheel on highways that have been mapped in detail. But the driver is expected to be alert and ready to take over the car. The company uses technology to monitor the driver, and Super Cruise will set off alarms or slow the car to a stop if it detects that the driver is not responding.
As of later this year , GM plans to allow drivers of vehicles equipped with Super Cruise and the company’s latest vehicle electronics to use the ‘hands free’ feature on major one-way highways in the United States and Canada, as well as additional miles of two-way interstate highways.
The expansion, made possible by broader digital mapping, will allow owners of properly equipped vehicles to navigate hands-free on stretches of Route 66 in western United States or on the Trans-Canada Highway in western Canada, GM said.
The automaker plans to offer Super Cruise as an option on its large Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups later this year. year. It previously said that it intends to offer the Super Cruise as an option on 22 models by the end of 2023.
Depending on the model, the Super Cruise costs from $2,200 to $2,500 to add as a option.
