2020 Chevrolet Silverado Gets The Adaptive Cruise It Should Have Had For 2019
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To our surprise, neither the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado or the 2019 GMC Sierra were offered with adaptive cruise control. It was a confusing decision from General Motors – in this day and age of active safety tech and semi-autonomous cars, adaptive cruise is an extremely common optional extra and is definitely something buyers of fancier trucks, like the Silverado LTZ or High Country, would want on their vehicle.
The General has smartened up for the new model year, however, adding a camera-based adaptive cruise control system to the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado and its GMC counterpart. On the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado, the adaptive cruise control system is only offered as an optional extra on the Silverado LT, LTZ and High Country – no word yet on why it’s not offered on RST, Custom or Custom Trail Boss trims.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado Custom Trail Boss
Chevy says the adaptive cruise control system “features a single high-mounted camera behind the rearview mirror that scans the road and uses proprietary software and algorithms to maintain a safe distance to the vehicle ahead.” It has full traffic jam assist capability, bringing the truck to a complete stop when necessary and accelerating back up to cruising speed. The system is also integrated with the truck’s stop/start system to help optimize fuel efficiency.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado Custom Trail Boss
As you likely already know, General Motors has also expanded the availability of the L87 6.2-liter V8 engine to the Silverado Custom Trail Boss, LT Trail Boss and RST trims for 2020. In addition, the 10-speed automatic transmission is now available with L83 5.3-liter V8 equipped trucks, coming standard on the LT Trail Boss and as an option on the High Country.
Stay tuned for information on pricing and availability for the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado lineup.
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When something is new, it’s best to get things right without any lingering bugs at the time of introduction especially when a malfunction of this system could be dangerous to the occupants of the vehicle.
Adaptive cruise is not new for the industry or GM. There is absolutely no excuse for them to not have this in 2019 on a brand new model especially ones are listing at $60K and up. They simply offered less for more and got called out by the mob that’s been trashing the T1’s since they were introduced. GM has really tested the patience of it’s loyal owners. At least they redeemed themselves a bit this week.
A $30k crossover should not have better features than a $50k+ truck. That was just silly.
I had my 2017 Cruze in for it’s 35K mile service at the local Chevy dealership, this morning. I was looking at a Silverado Custom TrailBoss, that stickered for nearly $50K. It had no heated seats, nor audio controls on the steering wheel. Two features that my Cruze has on it. My Cruze stickered for $23K. Plus, my car has a larger infotainment screen. What’s the excuse??? Plus, the interior materials are completely cheap-ass. That’s something I can forgive on my Cruze, but not on a pickup costing more than double. GM needs to be a leader, then maybe they can recover from being third place in full-size truck sales.
GM should of have had this feature in its trucks for 2014MY along with other goodies like push button start etc.
Trucks are still missing, pano sunroof, larger fuel tanks, nicer interior. Silverado needs a true western truck (like king ranch) and true city truck (like platinum and limited) and hard core off road variant. While GMC does have a Denali but needs a western edition.
if they put all the goodies on in year 1 how do they get you to update in a couple of years ??
I agree, but since competition had most of this goodies 5 years ago, that means that GM should of started earlier and not get so far behind.
I am a GM guy , I don’t understand why only the 2020 models in the pick up trucks just coming out with the cameras like the competitors offered years ago . I run a 2019 Denali with a Goose neck hookup and no camera available. Also the
Also the guy that decided to put the Curt high setup with all the holes in the bed and plastic covers must not drive or much less work this setup . It rattles and very difficult to get the ball out and then take the hooks out and fill the holes with plastic covers . Next truck I will
Put B&W turn over ball in if I can’t order it from GM. Great truck but frustrated with camera/ and hitch systems
The technology used for Adaptive Cruise Control – Camera Based is already available in the 2019 models. A simple software update could provide the capability. It will most likely be pushed out with the release of the 2020 model.
Congratulations on reading the article
MJ, you obviously didn’t understand what I had said. The technology for ACC is present in the 2019 model equipped with the technology package. When the 2020 model rolls out, the 2019 will most likely get the software update pushed to it to enable this functionality.
I have been a GMC guy my whole life. At family events you would think we are A family of GMC dealers with 12 GMC’s in my immediate family. We are loyal to the brand but two years ago I got impatient and bought a F-150 due to the technology. I love the bells and whistles but want so badly to have a GMC that matches the tech. I was ready to pull the trigger on a 2020 Sierra HD assuming there is no way they would leave out tech that the competition has had for 4+ years. So bummed to see the HDs left out of this. I wanted to upgrade my toy hauler and make the switch back to GMC but now I’m limited to staying with Ford if I want to upgrade to a diesel and still have the tech. My brothers are equally as dumbfounded by whoever is making these decisions. Do they just lack the resources to make it happen in an HD version. Why are they so far behind?
I have a 2020 1500 High Country 6.2L. Been using the Adaptive Cruise Control for 8 Months. As a factory automation controls engineer, i would like to have a dialog with the Chevrolet Engineers that designed this system to tell them what I have learned about it, and what would make it better in my part of the country. Does anyone know how this could happen??