Recently, General Motors announced that it will rapidly expand the scope of its high-level driver assistance system Super Cruise, allowing more users to experience the convenience brought by Super Cruise.
Currently, GM’s goal is to double the mileage of its existing hundred-thousand-mile coverage in the United States and Canada, including the well-known US Route 66 and Highway 1. However, GM did not specify a specific date for the implementation.
Super Cruise, as GM’s high-level driver assistance system, combines the vehicle’s LiDAR, high-precision maps, and driver assistance cameras to achieve vehicle-assisted driving.
Under the laws of specific states in the United States, Super Cruise can recognize the driver’s head and eyes through DMS to identify the driver’s state and achieve hands-free driving assistance.
However, this is not allowed under current domestic regulations in China. When using high-level driver assistance, users must still keep their hands on the steering wheel to take control of the vehicle in a timely manner.
This expansion of Super Cruise’s scope by GM is also to compete with Tesla’s FSD. In the United States, Tesla FSD has no road range restrictions and can achieve full-range driver assistance as long as the road lane lines are clear through visual sensors.
Meanwhile, Super Cruise, which has road restrictions, has always been a point of criticism from US users.
According to Mario Maiorana, the chief engineer of General Motors’ Super Cruise, “General Motors is making every effort in driving assistance technology and expanding the applicable models and range of Super Cruise. We are pursuing the most comprehensive autonomous driving technology in the industry.”
General Motors also stated that starting from the late 2022, new vehicles equipped with the VIP intelligent electronic architecture will be able to receive free OTA updates for the Super Cruise driver assistance system. This is great news for current General Motors car owners in the United States.
In China, we previously experienced Super Cruise on the Cadillac CT6. Although it may not be as functional as the new players in the industry today, its capabilities and achievements are still worthy of recognition.
With the launch of the Cadillac LYRIQ Ruige in September this year, the next generation of Super Cruise will also meet us soon.
However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Shanghai in March, the development speed of the next generation of Super Cruise was disrupted. Therefore, OTA updates can only be released to users gradually by the end of December. We look forward to seeing how the next generation of Super Cruise will perform in our 42Mark tests.
🔗Source: cleantechnica
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