In April 2013, over ten years ago, General Motors made the initial announcement of Super Cruise, an autonomous driving technology. This system, which allows drivers to remove their hands from the steering wheel and feet from the pedals (while still monitoring their attention), was first introduced in the 2018 Cadillac CT6 after a couple of years of development.
In 2019, the system expanded to cover approximately 70,000 miles (about 113,000 km) of compatible highways in the United States and Canada. By 2020, Super Cruise became available in other Cadillac models such as CT4, CT5, and Escalade. Today, GM offers Super Cruise in various models from their brands, including GMC Hummer EV, Cadillac XT6 and Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, Buick Envision, and the upcoming Caddy Escalade IQ. The company aims to be a leading provider of hands-free driving technology, competing directly with Tesla’s FSD. They plan to expand the system’s features, such as introducing optional trailering, and increase the number of drivable roads.
GM has made significant progress in expanding the Super Cruise network, increasing the coverage from approximately 400,000 to 750,000 miles in the United States and Canada. To put this into perspective, this distance is three times the Earth-Moon distance or equivalent to traveling from New York City to San Francisco and back about 130 times. Importantly, this expansion includes smaller highways that connect minor cities and townships.
This expansion also means that models like the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse or 2024 GMC Acadia can fully utilize the trailering mode when towing compatible trailers for recreational activities such as camping or boating. GM proudly states that Super Cruise has been used for more than 160 million accident-free miles (257 million kilometers), thanks to new features like Automatic Lane Change, Lane Change on Demand, Enhanced Navigation, Hands-Free Trailering, Collaborative Steering, Driver Requested Offset, and Improved Curve Handling.
The software update for the Super Cruise expansion is being rolled out to compatible vehicles via over-the-air updates, free of charge. This update will be available for all models until 2025, except for the Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, and Cadillac XT6.
According to the Source autoevolution.com