Bose AudioPilot Noise Compensation Technology: Feature Spotlight
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If you’ve heard of and have been wondering about, or have experienced the Bose AudioPilot feature available on many of GM’s vehicle, here’s everything we know about the technology, what it does, and how it works.
Officially known as Bose AudioPilot Noise Compensation Technology, the feature detects ambient noise levels and analyzes vehicle speed to continuously monitor and adjust the audio volume. The end result is that your music or audio programming sounds the same at a set volume no matter how fast you’re traveling, or how much ambient noise is present in the vehicle due to speed, or other factors.
For instance, let’s imagine that your radio volume is set to level 5 when you’re driving 10 mph with little ambient noise. When you hit 80 mph with significantly more ambient noise, the system automatically increases the volume to level 10.
The beautiful simplicity behind Bose AudiPilot is that it has two modes: on and off. It’s most effective at lower radio volume settings where background noise can truly affect how well the music can be heard while being played through the vehicle’s audio system. At higher volume settings, where the music is much louder than the background noise, there may be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot.
And that’s Bose AudioPilot in a nutshell. Do you have it enabled in your vehicle? What do you think of it? Talk to us in the comments.
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we have them in our 07 SRX I think. I think it works really well… I honestly didn’t know that if you open up the door and then close it the volume will be a bit higher
How do you recognize having noise compensation on the automobile & how do you activate the radio. The instruction booklet does not describe this very well along with many other features that are not to clearly written.
We have it in our ZR2; it works – too well, the gain in volume is too great. I like the feature, but would like to be able to adjust the gain. For now, I need to figure out how to turn it off.
I love it in my 2018 Yukon Denali. The Denali is definable a different vehicle that a SLT Yukon esp when you drive both units and compare the FULLY Loaded version of both.
The Denali 4×4 has way less Road Noise and insulation of sounds coming into the cabin.
This is my 8th Denali, and I’ve had 2 Escalades and always have gone back to the GMC Denali. The last one I had before this 2018 was exactly the same package but with the new Dark Atmisohere interior option. It is beautiful. My 2016 I had, I test drove the 2016 Platinum Cadillac Escalade and pulled them both up beside one another. The new Cadillac has to much. To much of everything. To much outside trim and the inter was a bit over the top as well. I noticed 0 difference in cabin noise or with the Audiopolot which is one of my favorite small features of the new GM SUVs. In 2016 they stepped their game up all the way around. I drove the Mercedes 550 and BMW X5. No comparison at all. The GN felt bigger safer and the technology is there. The Audiopilot is just a cherry on top for SUV lovers that have been loyal to the GM Brand. 3 Thumbs up!!!
Help me because my Bose Audio Pilot suddenly is nowhere to be found anymore on my Infotainment CUE after my car was in the Cady dealer for a broken headlight replacement. Audio sound mediocre and the CUE itself has been acting up. Please help. Agravating because dealer talking out of anus.
Alex – this isn’t the best avenue for help on this issue. I recommend starting a topic in our Cadillac forum. Simply click on FORUM at the top of this page, get a free account, and post the question.
I have it enabled. Its in my premium XTS
Have a new ‘22 Cadi XT5. The Bose Audio Pilot does not work well. While stopped or low speed, my volume is set, but when I speed up the volume increases too much. Have to turn down. Then when I slow down, I have to turn the volume back up. I much preferred the old adjustment of low, medium or high.
I think it’s extremely annoying, It’s so annoying to the point that when I slow down or stop I can’t even hear when I’m listening to anymore.
I just purchased a vehicle that has Bose Auto Pilot always thought that convertible vehicles should have a system that compensates for noise when driving, I had a system on a motorcycle I had that worked great, well totally dissatisfied with the Bose Auto Pilot, tried it today and it doesn’t work.
Ummmmm I think it’s garbage I have a 2017 Audi A6 and I don’t even want my car anymore because of this system, my previous Audi had the Bang & Olfsen system and it’s blows this out of the water… I never knew how good the B&O system was until I sat in my car cranked up the volume and noticed the difference. I don’t know if Bose has a better system they installed in cars, if so I will look into it because I was a huge fan of Bose when I went into a store in the mall and heard the music blaring and didn’t see any concert size speakers in the store, so I asked the employee where was the music coming from and he pointed to the corner in the ceiling and showed me a little speaker and I was like whoa! And I’ve been buying the Bose home system for friends and family as Christmas gifts ever since and this was in the 90’s
This is what caused all the “buffeting” issues in the long versions when the suvs were first introduced. It also causes issues when adding a sub/amp. Actually glad my burb LT doesnt have it – its standard on all Centerpoint systems…