GM Super Cruise Now Covers 750,000 Miles of North American Highways

Table Of Content

• More than 352,000 kilometres (218,000 miles) of Divided and Compatible Highways
• PRECISION MAPPING WITH LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING
• I’M ON A COMPATIBLE ROAD ARE THERE ANY OTHER LIMITATIONS ON USING SUPER CRUISE?
• LEARNING THE ALERT SYSTEM
• FIND COMPATIBLE SUPER CRUISE ROADS NEAR YOU
• If there is an obstruction on the road, will Super Cruise steer around it?

The company’s main operations were historically based in San Francisco, but Cruise lost its permits to operate there following the accident. Cruise began expanding its paid service area in the Phoenix area in August 2023. Critics of Super Cruise will complain that it only works on designated roads GM has vetted, limiting its usability, but that GPS mapping is one of the reasons why the system works as well as it does. And with this massive expansion, customers will be able to use it more than ever before. The Super Cruise system is a highly sophisticated system and should be serviced by technicians who have proper training, tools and safety instructions.

More than 352,000 kilometres (218,000 miles) of Divided and Compatible Highways

With over 34 million hands-free miles driven with Super Cruise, this driver assistance technology is innovating the future of driving. Always pay attention while driving and when using Super Cruise. Lane Change on Demand and Automatic Lane Change not available while trailering.

PRECISION MAPPING WITH LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

The technicians at your authorized GMC dealer understand the intricacies of the Super Cruise feature and are qualified to help you with servicing your vehicle. First, activate Adaptive Cruise Control.† If Adaptive Cruise Control is already set, the symbol on the instrument cluster will be green with a speed shown. The company recently stopped using its “Ultra Cruise” brand, which was intended to be its big Tesla competitor, deciding instead to merge the team that was working on it with its Super Cruise division. Ultra Cruise was intended to cover “95 percent of driving scenarios” on over 2 million miles of road. Super Cruise’s capabilities will remain the same, and the system won’t be able to handle any new driving scenarios, like traffic lights and four-way stops, said Jeff Miller, product manager for Super Cruise.

I’M ON A COMPATIBLE ROAD ARE THERE ANY OTHER LIMITATIONS ON USING SUPER CRUISE?

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Also, beeps will sound or the Safety Alert Seat will vibrate. Soon drivers will be able to drive hands-free between more rural towns across the country — connecting families and destinations alike. Adding minor highways to the network gives Super Cruise customers more variety and better coverage of hands-free driving, regardless of where they live, work or vacation.

How and when does the map information used by Super Cruise update?

In addition, in the Bolt EUV, Super Cruise does not move to one side of the lane when passing traffic. Super Cruise cannot steer to avoid any objects (including vehicles, animals, pedestrians, bicyclists, potholes, debris, construction barriers or cones). It is designed to help you stay in a single lane and works with Adaptive Cruise Control to help you keep distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you. While the original Super Cruise map started relatively small, GM has continued to bolster the size of its network in the US and Canada as it expands the hands-free driving capabilities to 22 different models via over-the-air (OTA) updates. •    The vehicle is traveling faster than 137 km/h (85 mph). The maximum Super Cruise speed in curves will vary based on how sharp the curve is.

The October incident wasn’t the first time Cruise’s technology has caused problems. Even as Cruise expanded to new cities in the second half of 2023, its robotaxis were routinely malfunctioning in cities like San Francisco and Austin, disrupting the flow of traffic, public transit and first responders. Prior to that incident, Cruise had been announcing launches in new cities — including Dallas, Houston and Miami — at a startling pace. Critics accused the company of expanding too fast and cutting corners on safety. GM also added some features to SuperCruise, and updated others, such as Lane Change on Demand, Automatic Lane Change, Enhanced Navigation, Hands-Free Trailering, and Improved Curve Handling. You are leaving gmccanada.ca to visit a website that is operated independently and not maintained by General Motors of Canada and where the General Motors of Canada privacy policy does not apply.

Does the Super Cruise system turn my car into an autonomous vehicle?

DETROIT – General Motors announced today that Super Cruise, the industry’s first true hands-free driver assistance technology, will soon be expanded so that it works on even more roads, giving customers greater accessibility to hands-free driving. By doubling the Super Cruise road network, hundreds of thousands of additional miles of roads in the U.S. and Canada can be explored hands-free. Learn how Super Cruise works and how to use it responsibly on vehicles equipped with this feature. GMC vehicles that are equipped with Super Cruise can drive on over 400,000 miles of compatible roads in the U.S. and Canada. Use the map below to search for compatible U.S. roads for your next trip. Experience more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads in the U.S. and Canada in Bolt EUV and more than 400,000 miles of compatible roads for other select Super Cruise enabled Chevy vehicles†.

Lane Change on Demand†By simply activating the turn signal on select Chevy vehicles, Lane Change on Demand will look for an opening in the desired lane and change lanes without any further input from the driver. The new roads have already started to be added incrementally over-the-air, at no additional charge, and will continue to be added through 2025. Most Super Cruise-equipped vehicles will receive this expansion except for the Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Bolt EUV and Cadillac XT6.

It cannot drive the vehicle or replace your responsibility to be attentive and ready to take control at any time. Even when Super Cruise is engaged, you must remain attentive and act as a supervisor for the system. It is important to always remember that Super Cruise cannot accurately detect all situations.

Super Cruise™ functions with GMC Connected Services† and uses real-time precise positioning cameras, sensors and LiDAR map data to help detect curves, helping to make long drives and commutes more enjoyable. Besides features like changing lanes on demand or automatic lane changes–which tech-savvy drivers expect from such a system–Super Cruise also offers something called hands-free trailering. In other words, it enables hands-free driving on compatible roads while towing, which GM says is a first in the industry, and Super Cruise is still the only ADAS on the market to offer something like this. Super Cruise† will not brake the vehicle when approaching an intersection that is controlled by a traffic light or stop sign. Super Cruise† will not detect vehicles crossing the highway ahead, including at intersections, and will not automatically steer or brake to prevent a collision.

The average eligible vehicle will update its map within about one month of the GM brand site maps showing updated roads. “GM is all-in on safely deploying Super Cruise as we make the technology available on more vehicles, more roads and for more people to enjoy. A key part of that is expanding the road network — in this case nearly doubling it again — with LiDAR mapped highways. High precision LiDAR mapping gives us an operating domain where we are confident in Super Cruise’s abilities.”– Anantha Kancherla, GM vice president of ADAS. Early in a Lane Change On Demand maneuver, you can cancel it by moving the turn signal stalk away from the direction of the lane change. When you do this, your vehicle will return to its original lane and the Super Cruise symbol will remain green.

High precision LiDAR mapping gives us an operating domain where we are confident in Super Cruise’s abilities. Super Cruise debuted in 2017 as a Level 2 semi-autonomous driving-assistance system that allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel on certain roads in North America. Then, in 2021, something called Ultra Cruise was introduced, which was supposed to be an even more capable version of the hands-free driving assistant, but that was ultimately retired and its functions will be included in Super Cruise. Safety or driver-assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner.

Once the vehicle has been centered in the lane lines, the white Super Cruise steering wheel icon will display in the instrument cluster indicating that Super Cruise is available. Automatic updates via your OnStar Super Cruise plan will occur for the latest Super Cruise road availability information. Super Cruise will use the Adaptive Cruise Control† set speed; however, if you have not set the Adaptive Cruise Control speed when Super Cruise has activated, it will use your current speed as the Adaptive Cruise Control set speed. Super Cruise will use the Adaptive Cruise Control† set speed, however if you have not set the Adaptive Cruise Control speed when Super Cruise is activated, it will use your current speed as the Adaptive Cruise Control set speed. Remember, you must continue to focus on the road and traffic prior to and during the lane change maneuver.

When the symbol and the steering wheel light bar illuminate in green, you may remove your hands from the steering wheel. You should not remove your hands from the steering wheel unless the light bar is green, which lets you know Super Cruise is steering the vehicle. Automatic updates via your GMC Connected Services plan will occur for the latest Super Cruise road availability information. Begin to steer by firmly taking control of the steering wheel and the light bar should pulse blue. Once you are ready for Super Cruise to steer again, centre the vehicle in the lane and wait for the steering wheel to turn green. You can remove your hands when the steering wheel is green.

This will appear once you shift your vehicle back into Park after your next drive. When it is safe to do so, press the SUPER CRUISE button on the steering wheel to engage Super Cruise. On some models, you will have to center your vehicle in the lane before seeing the Super Cruise symbol appear. In August of 2022, we saw GM expand its Super Cruise map to about 400,000 miles across North America, but today, it has announced its network has grown again, nearly doubling in size.

At any time during the maneuver, you can cancel Lane Change On Demand by manually steering. The Super Cruise symbol will turn blue when you do this and the maneuver will be canceled. Once your vehicle is centered in the lane, the Super Cruise symbol will transition back to green. GM is all-in on safely deploying Super Cruise as we make the technology available on more vehicles, more roads and for more people to enjoy.