Super Cruise, General Motors’ hands-free driving assistance system, is heading to Europe, where it will be available starting in mid-December on a handful of Cadillac EVs.
The 2025 Optiq, as well as the 2026 Lyriq and Vistiq electric crossovers, will be able to do semi-automated driving on more than 180,000 kilometers (111,000 miles) of compatible roads across 16 European countries beginning at the end of the year. Germany, France, and Switzerland are among the first European countries where the system will go live.
Super Cruise, which is already available in the United States, Canada, China, and South Korea, uses pre-mapped roads, real-time cameras, radar sensors, GPS data, and adaptive cruise control to enable hands-free driving. That said, the system is still considered a Level 2 driver assistant, according to the Society of Automotive Engineers, so it doesn’t make the car run autonomously, and the driver still needs to pay attention at all times when driving.
A driver monitoring system makes sure that the person behind the steering wheel is alert and can take control at any time, if needed.
When active, Super Cruise displays a green light bar at the top of the steering wheel. The system keeps the vehicle centered in the lane and maintains an appropriate distance from the car in front, without the driver having to touch the steering wheel or pedals. It can do lane changes, but the driver has to initiate the maneuver by activating the indicator.
The feature can be used on compatible roads, including highways and dual carriageways, at speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour (81 miles per hour), including in heavy stop-and-go traffic.
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