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GM To Introduce Hands-Free Driving In Cadillac Model
cold fjord notes that drivers will be able to switch a new Cadillac model to partial auto-pilot. General Motors Co. (GM), the largest U.S. automaker, will introduce a Cadillac model in two years that can travel on the highway without the driver holding the steering wheel or putting a foot on a pedal. The 2017 Cadillac model will feature "Super Cruise" technology that takes control of steering, acceleration and braking at highway speeds of 70 miles per hour or in stop-and-go congested traffic, Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said yesterday in a speech at the Intelligent Transport System World Congress in Detroit. GM declined to release the name of the model that will carry the feature. Barra also said GM in two years will become the first automaker to equip a model with so-called vehicle-to-vehicle technology that enables the car to communicate with other autos with similar abilities to warn of traffic hazards and improve road safety. GM will make the V2V feature standard on its 2017 Cadillac CTS sedan, debuting in the second half of 2016, she said. The Super Cruise feature will be on a different Cadillac model and goes beyond similar technology available on some Mercedes-Benz models that operates only at low speeds.
given that GM has had to recall more cars in 2014 than they sold globally in 2011,2012, and 2013 combined, it strikes me as almost surreal that they are floating the idea that consumers should 'trust them' in their ability to produce this technology safely and bug-free.
then again, people do have pretty short memories, and are easily distracted by shiny things . either way though, i think this can safely be called either chutzpah, or some kind of weird statement regarding what they think consumer's attention span is.
I just love how we're taking the incremental steps to fully autonomous vehicles.
And I'd LOVE to see the specs for the car to car communication. Because I'll lay even money that security was one of the last thoughts of the engineers and that the C2C interface will have direct access to the cars CAN bus or whatever it is GM uses these days. Fun times!
GM To Introduce Hands-Free Driving In Cadillac Model
Genetic Modification has definitely gone too far.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Why is this new? I see people driving Cadillacs with no hands on the wheel all the time.
Yes. However waking up is not guaranteed.
Irregardless of grammatical errors, I agree with you 100%.
Naw, this is GM's top of the line model. It will have a number of features for the hands-free control to match the exclusive habits of the drivers of said vehicle:
1: It will safe gas by pulse/glide on highways, zooming to 75, dropping to 55.
2: It will randomly slam brakes, or flash brake lights.
3: When someone passes, it will automatically pop a turn signal in that car's direction and lurch towards that car.
4: On roads with one lane, it will go 20 miles under the speed limit until someone attempts to overtake, then will stay the same speed as the overtaking car.
5: It will not use turn signals when a turn is actually performed.
6: On highways, it will automatically find its way into the left lane and repeat behavior #1.
7: If in the lane near an exit lane, it will match exactly the speed of cars attempting to come onto the road.