General Motors and Cadillac were adamant that Super Cruise would only arrive once it was absolutely ready. No major bugs or bad software would plague the system’s launch. Thus far, the slow-and-steady work is paying off.
CNBC tested the Super Cruise system and went as far to say that the system is a “game-changer.” Although Super Cruise is limited to divided highways, the system worked almost flawlessly every time. Super Cruise tackled each interstate curve with poise, and since GM mapped every stretch of interstate in the U.S. and Canada, the system takes away the guessing game of “will it disengage?”
There were a few hiccups. The publication said the system would not engage at all on mapped interstates sometimes, even though the system worked in the same spot earlier. But, the quirks were limited, and the true hands-free driving outperformed rival systems from Tesla and Volvo.
Currently, Cadillac only offers Super Cruise on the CT6 sedan, but the system may also launch with the 2019 XT4 crossover. Eventually, we imagine every Cadillac will either include or offer the system. The brand will once again become GM’s technology darling; any new technology will debut with Cadillac first and other GM brands later.
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XT4 will get Super Cruise, possibly L3 at launch to coincide with the launch of L3 in the refreshed CT6.
CT5 will get the same.
XT5 refresh will get the same.
XT6 will get the same.
CT4 will get the same.
Escalade will get the same.
I wonder how much “Super Cruise” would cost to add per car? Obviously there would have to be engineering and testing to adapt it to each car model. But once that is done, how much would the actual control module and the additional hardware to adapt a car for Super Cruise cost per unit? I’m thinking that this cost might not be particularly high, which would mean those opting for Super Cruise would mean big profits for Cadillac. As well as resulting in the sale of the car itself, which might not have been purchased if Super Cruise were not available.
The real question is will there be a crossover above the C1-based XT6? Any news on that front, Skipster?
At that size, people are going to opt for a truck-based SUV, AKA Escalade.
XT6 is going to be massive already if it is to be a larger than Q7.
GM should make this available as an option to every single vehicle ASAP to expand its utility…
While there’s a ton going on between the scenes, beyond taking your hands off the steering wheel, there’s little supercruise adds to the a vehicle with ACC/LKA since supercruise cannot change lanes…ACC/LKA can be used on undivided highways and back roads…
I didn’t know Super Cruise couldn’t change lanes, but it makes sense that it can’t. There’s quite a lot involved with changing lanes, and what happens when two cars start to go for the same “open” lane at the same time. Though just by staying in the lane on the highway, Super Cruise does add a good bit of relaxation to the driver, if he/she can trust it. Personally I never use the normal “cruise control” but I could see myself using “Super Cruise” on the highways, if I had it.