GM has announced an expansion of its Super Cruise road network, effectively doubling the amount of roadway that the hands-free driving technology is compatible with in the United States and Canada.
GM added 70,000 miles of roadway to the semi-autonomous Super Cruise system’s memory back in 2019, making it compatible with more than 200,000 miles of divided highway in the United States and Canada. With this latest update, the automaker is again adding hundreds of thousands of miles worth of compatible roads to the system, including U.S. Route 66, CA Route 1, U.S. Route 1 and the Trans-Canada Highway.
New GM vehicles that are equipped with Super Cruise and built on the automaker’s Global B electrical architecture will receive the system update later this year at no additional charge, GM says. Vehicles that utilize the VIP architecture and are available with Super Cruise include the current generation of GM’s full-size SUVs, the Cadillac CT4 and CT5, the refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq.
Mario Maiorana, a chief engineer for Super Cruise, says the slow rollout of Super Cruise, and the eventual introduction of Ultra Cruise, is “the most comprehensive path to autonomy in the industry,” and represents a “responsible deployment of automated driving technology.”
“GM is all in when it comes to accessible advanced driver assistance technology,” Maiorana said. “We are adding Super Cruise to more vehicles than ever, and on more roads for more customers to experience.”
Super Cruise comprises a front module camera, a long-range radar, short-range radars behind the vehicle’s front grille and rear bumpers and an array of 360-degree cameras. A driver attention camera is also mounted in the cabin behind the steering wheel, observing the driver to ensure they are paying attention to the road ahead. A light bar on the steering wheel gives a visual reference for when the system is going to disengage.
Subscribe to GM Authority for more Super Cruise news, autonomous driving news and around-the-clock GM news.
Comments
Is there any insight to when Super Cruise is going to available and off constraint for order on new vehicles?
What good is Super Cruise if you cannot get it? As of now, as far as 2023 Cadillac ICE cars go, Super Cruise is offered only on XT6 and even there it is only the obsolete Super Cruise 1 and not the new Super Cruise 2.
Super Cruise should be Standard on as many vehicles as possible. Date is King and that is why Tesla is in such a Lead. Nobody is remotely close to the amount of Miles they have in Data.
Show us a third party review that suggests Tesla’s FSD is more advanced than Super Cruise!
More data at the expense of customer lives because users are beta testers is unacceptable. GM realizes that. Tesla doesn’t.
Mine works!
It works quite well.
Third Party? HaHa
Lets see Tesla vehicles can Drive simply by using Cameras and AI Learning and the rest of the Auto Industry is spending Millions Mapping roads and utilizing Lidar so their so called Autonomous Vehicles can use ONLY Specified Roads. So you tell me who is in the lead?
The expanse of Customer Lives?
Have you ever used Tesla Autopilot and or FSD?
It is your Responsibility (As is on ALL others as well) as the Driver to always Pay attention while on the move!!!
All I said is that Tesla is in the lead and has more Miles Driven Data then the rest of them Combined.
Data is King and Tesla is Most Definitely in the lead without question.
Also that GM should offer SC on as many vehicles as possible to get much more Data as quickly as possible.
“A1” learning? Tesla does not have an A1 computer system to learn roads. As a matter of fact their automated system is falling behind some of the newer systems that will be delivering on new EV models. Elon Musk is a cool dude, but his Tesla Division is showing signs of losing ground in the innovation department. The charging network however is beyond reproach and is the standard for all the other companies to master.
This is awesome to see.
This is a really dangerous idea that just encourages distracted driving and collisions. Big lawsuits will result, let’s see how insurance companies respond to drivers using this technology.
Can’t get distracted with Super Cruise, it watches your face and eyes. If you stop paying attention it will yell at you and then slow the vehicle if you don’t listen.
Really? That stupid GMC commercial shows a car full of idiots playing patty cake while flying down the highway! How embarrassing!
In the foreseeable future, insurance rates for cars that rely entirely on human drivers – cars with no radar/camera assist – will increase. There will come a point where insurance rates will directly reflect the per cent of driving where the human operator drives verses the automated system, and the human driver will pay more in insurance. Automated driving will be much safer than human drivers. That is already the case in many driving situations – the automated system sees absolutely everything, 360 visibility, at all times, and has faster reaction times, and is never distracted. No human can say that. The automated systems (except for Tesla which has no radar) are increasingly impressive.
Watch GM’s presentation on Cruise on September 12. Be mentally prepared to be even more impressed…..
I have it on my Pickup Truck best option I have ever had ! Lots of safe guards, it responds very cautious with Auto lane changes and letting some one merge from on ramp. Drives straight in Center of lane and always maintains a safe gap between vehicle’s.
Should we expect the 2021 Escalade to get the update? My thought is NO.
We have been enjoying Super Cruise on a 2,000 mile road trip this summer in our 2022 Cadillac XT6.
Long stretches of drive are much less tedious.
Looking forward to the update with more available roads.
I sure hope that my 2-CT6’s, a 2020 Premium Luxury and a 2017 Premium, get the updates.