Unlike Tesla’s Autopilot, which can be triggered on practically any highway or road as long as visual lane markings are detected, drivers may now utilize Super Cruise only on split highways that GM has laser mapped and authorized for usage. To date, it comprised just 200,000 miles of limited-access motorways with concrete barriers separating opposing traffic lanes.
However, beginning later this year, owners of cars such as the Chevy Silverado, GMC Hummer EV, or Cadillac Lyriq will be permitted to utilize Super Cruise on non-divided state and federal highways, also known as routes – important roadways that link smaller cities and villages. This includes the famous US Route 66, which extends from Chicago to Los Angeles; the Pacific Coast Highway, which runs along California’s coastline; the Overseas Highway, which links Miami to the Florida Keys; and the Trans-Canada Highway, which runs from east to west across the nation.
On a similar note, extending Super Cruise is a step toward the even more ambitious Ultra Cruise, which GM claims would handle “95 percent” of driving chores and will appear in a handful of premium cars beginning in 2023. (According to GM, the two systems will “coexist,” with Super Cruise accessible in more “mainstream” cars and Ultra Cruise reserved for the automaker’s premium models.)
