GM Expanding Super Cruise Hands-Free Driver Assistance

General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance technology, will soon be expanded so that it works on more roads in the US and Canada. Hundreds of thousands of additional miles will become available for Super Cruse use, which GM describes as “the industry’s first true hands-free driver assistance technology.” To date, GM says customers have driven more than 34 million miles with Super Cruise engaged.*

“We are pursuing what we believe to be the most comprehensive path to autonomy in the industry with responsible deployment of automated driving technology like Super Cruise at the core of what we do,”said Mario Maiorana, GM chief engineer, Super Cruise.

For new GM vehicles built on the VIP electrical architecture, the expansion will be available later this year and will be delivered at no additional charge, over-the-air starting in 2022 on Super Cruise-equipped models.

Super Cruise accelerates or brakes the vehicle to maintain a selected following gap from a vehicle ahead, steers to maintain lane position, and on some models when offered, can perform both driver and system-initiated lane changes to pass slower traffic and to move from a lane that may be ending, while monitoring the driver’s head position and/or eyes in relation to the road to help ensure driver attention. These systems work together through “sensor fusion” to create a sensory field around the vehicle that assists in keeping it centered in the lane.

For new GM vehicles built on the VIP electrical architecture, the expansion will be available later this year and will be delivered at no additional charge, over-the-air starting in 2022 on Super Cruise-equipped models. In the US, Super Cruise currently works on mapped divided highways, known as interstates. This expansion will enable Super Cruise to work on many additional state and federal routes, a combination of undivided and divided highway roads. In In Canada, the number of compatible roadways will more than triple, from ~24,000 kilometers today to ~80,000 kilometers.

New Super Cruise Routes

• U.S. Route 66
• Pacific Coast Highway – CA Route 1
• Overseas Highway – U.S. Route 1
• Trans-Canada Highway

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*GM Caveats and Warnings: Always pay attention while driving and when using Super Cruise. Do not use a hand-held device. Requires active Super Cruise plan or trial.