The Cadillac CT6 was the first – and only – General Motors vehicle to feature the automaker’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving technology. That’s soon set to change, with new vehicles like the 2021 Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac CT4 and Cadillac CT5 also receiving Super Cruise. That will be great news for current Cadillac CT6 owners, the vast majority of which say they want their next vehicle to feature the highway driving assist system.
During a presentation at General Motors’ Capital Markets Day event in February, company president Mark Reuss said 85 percent of Cadillac CT6 owners indicated they would prefer or only consider a vehicle equipped with Super Cruise in the future.
Cadillac Super Cruise in action
Reuss also revealed just how frequently Cadillac CT6 owners were using Super Cruise. According to him, GM has validated almost 5.2 million miles of incident-free customer use with Super Cruise as of November of 2019, with customers logging as many as 77,000 miles with the system per week. Additionally, customers that own a Super Cruise-equipped vehicle engage the system about 50 percent of the time when it is available to do so.
“We’re making Cadillac the tip of the corporate spear of innovation and technology at GM,” Reuss explained, going on to label Super Cruise as “the most sophisticated integration of component systems of its type on the road today.”
While Cadillac serves as the technological spearhead for GM, Super Cruise won’t remain exclusive to the luxury brand for much longer. The technology will soon trickle to other GM products, including the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EUV and GM’s line of full-size trucks.
“And next year, we’ll add Super Cruise to other brands and seven more models,” Reuss said, “and we’ll add 12 more in the following two years, including [GM] full-size pickups, SUVs and more. We are rolling this out in a very big way.”
Super Cruise is described by GM as the world’s first true hands-free driving system. The technology essentially acts as an advanced adaptive cruise control system, combining precision Lidar mapping, cameras, radar sensors and GPS data to steer the vehicle as it travels down the highway. A facial monitoring system in the cockpit observes the driver’s eyes to ensure they are paying attention to the road, acting as a safety net when their hands are not on the wheel. The system can also execute lane change maneuvers if the driver toggles the indicator switch while the system is turned on.
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Cadillac is doing a great job at rebuilding this once world-leading luxury auto brand. Escalade is the world leader in large SUVs, the new electric car has the most beautiful design inside and outside, just love the looks of it, have not seen any auto that can compare to it.
Seriously??? Its a good thing CT6 owners want Super Cruise and GM is adding it to other vehicles, as they KILLED the only car its available on… The E certainly has presence but its not a world leader by any stretch especially since it only exists in the NA market whereas the X7, GLS, Range Rover, Bentayga, etc… are all available globally….
I agree just can’t understand where Cadillac is going . I think they have lost there way. They made CT 6 a winner then discontinued it after a short run. Not sure ct5 is a comparable replacement for cts which i currently own. Was looking to add ct5 to the stable, but after all the reading I have my doubts possibly ct6 if i can find one. Keeping my 2k Eldo for sure!
I bought the car specifically for super cruise and it’s lived up to the hype. I use it on I-90 in Massachusetts and it will take you essentially the full length handsfree. Things they could do better is long range detection (if you are doing 70 and traffic was stopped up ahead, wouldn’t stop in time or at least i have got that impression) and when traffic is merging, you can tell when the radar incorporates it into it’s detection, as it’s like when 1/3rd of the car in front of you. If a car was driving at 1/3rd in your lane, supercruise would rear end it. I know you have to pay attention, but those are the two major faults with the system. #1 can be fixed by a more powerful long range radar system (Tesla has same issue) and #2 I assume from a wider radar net or alteration to algorithm. The 85% btw is from a survey they sent ct6 owners with supercruise. They also asked if ultra cruise is more premium or less premium than supercruise.
And when it’s time for a new car, I bet the vast majority of CT6 with super cruise owners would want another updated CT6 with super cruise. Too bad it won’t be there for them. Outside of Escalade, Cadillac keeps shooting themselves in the tires.
GM needs to hire the designer who Just left Hyundai/Genesis and have him work some sedan magic. By almost all accounts, Genesis has passed Cadillac right on by. Pains me to say that.
I completely agree. Luc Donckerwolke created gorgeous Bentley’s prior to is tenure with Hyundai. The guy knows what Luxury looks like. Problem is GM, supposedly, already has the Cadillac Lysol and Cadillac CelestiKon in production form. The Lysol, IMO is not what it ought to be stylistically with its gaping front mouth. Its an EV, why does it have all those vents and gills? The side profile will in all likelihood look like a “CUV”, how predictable. Finally as many know about me, IMO GM “THINKS” its winning, but its failing so they won’t hire LD because they know better… which is simply wrong. He is going to bring significant value wherever he goes and I would LOVE for him to come to Cadillac…
They need to offer an new CT6 along with the Supercruise…
This is how the move towards automatic transmission started; it’s standard or optional on luxury models before becoming available to the fleet as supercruise is the next step before full autonomous driving becomes available because after a long day at work.. just getting in the car and tell it to take you home is a real luxury.
Kinda irrelevant for a few reasons:
1) There aren’t a ton of CT6 owners out there to begin with.
-If they want it in their next vehicle, where is that vehicle coming from?
2) There’s no direct followup to the discontinued CT6, so these buyers will have to be EV converts or interested in a CUV. -Otherwise, they’re one and done with Cadillac and will likely go shopping at other brands for their next full size sedan.
Never mind the Super Cruise how about coming to your senses and continue production of the CT6.