2021 GMC Sierra Gets A Range Of New High Tech Trailering Features
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The 2021 GMC Sierra has received a range of new trailering technologies and features that aim to take some of the stress out of towing.
These new trailering features will be available on both the 2021 GMC Sierra and the 2021 GMC Sierra HD. General Motors is also proud to point out that these features are arriving at a time when more Americans are turning to outdoor activities that require a trailer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent RV Industry Association study found that more than 46 million Americans are planning to take an RV trip in the next year and as a result, shipments of RVs have spiked this summer.
New or enhanced trailering tech available on both 2021 GMC Sierra and Sierra HD includes the following:
- Trailer Length Indicator: when this technology is enabled and with the turn signal activated, the center console will display a red overlay that is twice the length of a compatible trailer for the truck and will show when other vehicles may interfere with a lane change maneuver. This technology is similar to the guiding lines that are displayed on the screen when using a reverse parking camera.
- Jack-Knife Alert: Jack-Knife Alert will tracks the position of the trailer in relation to the vehicle and if the front of the trailer begins to approach the rear of the vehicle, an alert will be displayed when there may be a potential jack-knife situation. This will give the driver time to correct the trailer position before it can begin to jack knife.
- Rear Trailer View now features guidelines and Trailer-Angle Indicator: GM’s Rear Trailer View now includes guidelines that will assist when backing a trailer into spot, along with a Trailer-Angle Indicator that will display the relationship between the truck and trailer. Rear Trailer View requires the customer-installed available GM auxiliary accessory camera, a $475 part from the GMC accessories catalog.
- Rear Side View enhancement: When driving forward, Rear Side View provides a split view of the left and right sides of the truck and trailer that is automatically biased based on the trailer’s angle. In the 2021 GMC Sierra, drivers will have access to this view while driving in reverse, making it easier to see surrounding vehicles and objects while positioning a trailer.
- Cargo Bed View enhancement: The new Cargo Bed Zoom View and Bed Hitch Guidance systems can be helpful for aligning and hooking up a gooseneck/fifth-wheel trailer.
In a statement, GMC Marketing Director Rich Latek said the automaker received customer feedback asking for technologies that can make towing a little easier and safer, as well.
“Trailering is essential for pickup truck customers,” he said. “More than half of our Sierra customers use their trucks to primarily tow equipment for outdoor adventures. We continually listen to customer feedback, which tells us they want class-leading safety, technology and comfort to tow what they need, whether it’s a boat, an RV or a trailer hauling off-road toys.”
The 2021 GMC Sierra and GMC Sierra HD will begin to arrive at American and Canadian GM dealerships in the near future.
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All that new stuff and nothing to prevent someone from pushing the center tailgate button with a trailer hooked up, or when the camera sees a hitch installed !
You see GM this is what I keep talking about, cheap upgrades ! Offer different wheels ! Offer different grill ! offer different paint !
Yet if you want something that is not just a cheap cosmetic change, Nope !
That costs to much, we don’t have the ability to do those things !
Obviously there is a disconnect between the control side and the view side !
Will the new side trailer ” red spot ” vibrate the seat when changing lanes ? It now knows there is an object there !
Will it throw on the blind spot light in the mirror ?
Or is it just changing what you are seeing, because its easy and cheap !
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the camera system. Just wish ownership feedback was reality, and just not a ” tag line ” for GM !
I wonder if GM can stuff 8 or 10 views on that 8″ tinny tiny screen ?
In a $80,000.00 truck !
Why didn’t you buy a Ram if it’s so superior? Obviously your only concern is a trophy truck versus actually using a truck to do work.
Man, I so feel sorry for the dealership you go to. They can never please you.
Time you realize that life is short and looking at things in a positive manner versus endless negativity.
GMC Fan, did I mention a RAM ?
Trophy truck, this thing, Ha, its a work truck and is my fifth Duramax, how many have you bought, and what do you use them for ?
Again, I love this truck, and love the cameras, WHY would you tell me to buy a RAM ?
And just like you telling GM their products are ” Good Enough ” , QUIT , QUIT telling GM customers to go buy a RAM !
If you haven’t noticed yet, ALOT ARE buying RAMs.
And one more time, I have a GREAT relationship with my GM dealership.
GM is at fault here, and I truly believe its the Dealerships fault for FALSE feedback to GM !
Yet it is the GM system that is allowing the dealerships to feed GM with false information !
How can you build a competitive product if you are being told your products are 5 star loved by ALL of your customers ?
It simply IS NOT TRUE. We were told 7000 people loved this cheap junk interior.
WHO ?
And why did GM rush to make it better ?
YOU and the people like you, and for sure the GM dealer people here, are to blame for GMs lack of a competitive product !
HOW, HOW did GM get so da/\/\ far behind ?
WHO are the 7000 people who loved this $80,000.00 truck interior ?
if you push the button that drops the upper portion of the tailgate then thats user error and totally not GM’s problem. the tailgate has been out for a while now. figuring out how to use it is not rocket science. you must be a boomer or something. Plus the 8 inch screen is not tiny. its not the biggest but its not tiny.
Nope camaro kyle not a boomer !
52 year old control programmer, well coder in todays world !
And I know how to run my tailgate, but now hear this !
First off BLAME by you, onto the customer, seems to be the first GM reaction in todays world !
Not to solve the problem, just sue and place blame !
Second this is a little story of the real world.
I go into Menards to buy lumber and supplies, after 5:00 as my local lumber people seem to think that people only work until 5:00 !!!!!!!
So I am going through the guard shack, and the guard needs to look into the truck !!!!!!!!!!! OOOOO SH1T as he is walking back there, as I jump out of my truck !!!! don’t push those buttons, let me get it !
Now this has happened more than once !!!!!! My brother in law while fishing and I had the boat trailer on and he needed something out of the cooler ! One of my hunting partners did the same to get decoys out !!!
This is happening !
One of them drives RAM and the other Ford ! The RAM owner, just started pushing buttons. the Ford owner just got the top to drop as his Ford only has one button !
So as I say AGAIN, just trying to help, with some ACTUAL customer feedback, as I have NEVER been asked by ANYONE at GM to give customer feedback, after 40 years of GM ownership !!!!!!!!
camaro kyle, do you own one of these trucks ?
I do !! and as I agree with you, the screen could be smaller, PLEASE do not tell GM that as they will hear your customer feedback and we will get a 6″ screen in the next $100,000.00 GM truck!!!!!
When that 8″ screen splits you now have a 1-7/8″ x 3-1/2″ screen and a 4-3/4″ x 3-1/2″ screen, and that is tiny !!!
Put that 32″ or so away from your face and turn 50, now see what you see !!!
The average human alive starts to loose vision at around 50. This has happened to me a small bit yet I do not need glasses.
But I would like to ask you what phone you use ?
Because if it is an I phone or Samsung, chances are the screen is larger than the screen in this $80,000.00 truck, and I bet you you do not hold it 32″ away from your face as you text !!!!
GM PEOPLE
PLEASE, PLEASE quit telling GM that their products are ” Good enough ” !!!
GM now has spent the money on this camera tech, and will change as little as possible to get ROI on the tech !
And that is simply NOT how tech works !!
It changes CONSTANTLY, every day almost !!
KEEP UP !!!!
iPhone X 5.85 Inches. Yea much smaller than what’s in this truck 😛
HA,
NOT TRUE !!!
I am telling you, I am not asking !
I went out with a tape measure before writing that comment !!
When the screen splits and the options appear along the bottom, the screen is now split 3 ways.
and all but the left screen is smaller than my Samsung phone. And that screen is 4-3/4″ X 3-1/2″ and my old Samsung screen is 2-5/8 x 4-1/2″
And I NEVER look at my phone 32″ from my face !
If you had to hold your phone at the end of your arms reach and look, it is small, tiny tiny !
Just for you Brandon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m just stating the fact that this is nothing but add to screen content !
Like the jack-knife feature, its a warning on the screen, does nothing for you !
Its like the link between the cameras and the vehicle, that GM is just so far behind on !
Like standard safety features.
When the camera and sensors see something, like the jack-knife, vibrate the seat, apply the brakes, DO SOMETHING !!!
Either that or open air this stuff on your new vehicles so I we can do it ourselves !
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If there is some medication that you usually take when you get like this, I think maybe you missed your dose today.
I don’t think they make medication strong enough for whatever is going on here…
Dave,
This right here is what ” real ” customer feedback looks like !
Go answer your GM customer support line, people need help with their GM ” known faulty ” parts !
O thats right, because GM does nothing for the customer, you have time to criticize the customer here !
I have never seen someone use that many exclamation points in my life.
I’d be pretty happy if I could just turn the screen off when I’m backing in my trailer, specifically at night. The tailgate camera reflecting the bright white front end of the trailer is not helpful. In fact it actually blinds me and makes it very hard to see my mirrors or the trailer at all. It’s like someone is shining a flashlight in my face. Can you please fix this on our current trucks?
Any word if these capabilities will come as a firmware update to the 2020s?
His is what we need. More people looking at a camera while driving. Buddy borrowed my truck,used the camera to back up.. Worked great… Until he side swiped my trailer and dented the side of the box in front of the rear wheel. We don’t need these features. People who do, should not be hauling a trailer.
Adam,
I totally agree with you. I have been backing up 4 wheeled hay trailers since 12 years old, yet here is where I am coming from.
This camera stuff is a tool, plain and simple.
The truck itself is a tool !
Sure a lot of people here buy these trucks to get groceries in todays world but for a lot of others, its a tool !
When I buy tools, I want the tool I feel does the job best ! Sure I can cut a board with a hand saw, but I prefer a cordless one today !
I get conservative !! I am from SD and was raised that way. Yet I also understand productivity. I can hook up a trailer 2 minuets faster, by myself with the camera, I can watch cargo in the trailer while traveling !
Sure you can say, you should not be looking at that tiny, tiny screen while driving, however without that tiny, tiny, screen I find myself looking out the back window and in these trucks you see nothing doing that !
We need to use tech to the advantage of the US people, the rest of the world is flying as we sit in our old out of date junk !
And yes I said it, in two to three years, tech is out of date.
So again tell me how GM will lead anywhere when their next great thing will arrive in two to three years ?
In two to three years its OLD !!
These type of conversations need to go on, on a daily basis, with GM. If you let GM sit for a second, they will then be three years and a second behind !
My question is are you going to address the camera system without me having to go out and buy an extra camera and a harness to remove the tailgate so that I can use my Truckcamper I also know a lot of people that use that remove the tailgate to tow the fifth wheel which shuts down all your cameras we talk about safety ?? please make a fix for this
I’m on my 5th Chevy truck and I like all the safety features but the camera system should have a fix for tailgate removal
I wonder if I will get a gm reply ?
I like the cameras but I am mainly concerned about the miniscule fuel tank. Are they going to put larger than a 24 gallon in the 2021?
Well Pete mine has 36 gallons
2021? Awesome! My 2009 has that but newer models dropped capacity. I know GM got blasted since tge tanks in the competition were bigger.