GM’s game-changing hands-free driving system now available on rural roads – you won’t believe the difference it makes!

GM is expanding access to Super Cruise with plans to allow drivers to use the advanced driver assistance system hands-free on approximately 750,000 miles of highways in the United States and Canada. The expansion, which will nearly double the automaker's Super Cruise network by 2025, will include rural and secondary roads that often connect smaller cities and townships.

The update comes as automakers are increasingly pushing the boundaries of advanced driver assistance systems in a bid to attract customers and generate revenue beyond vehicle sales.

Super Cruise It uses a combination of lidar mapping data, high-precision GPS, cameras and radar sensors, as well as a driver attention system, which monitors the person behind the wheel to make sure they are watching the road. When the system is activated, it will accelerate or brake to maintain a selected following distance from the vehicle in front, steer to maintain lane position and perform automatic lane changes to pass slower traffic, and have the ability to deploy the system while towing a trailer. Automatic lane change is not available while towing, the company said.

According to the company, the expanded Super Cruise network will not be accessible to owners of the Cadillac CT6, Chevrolet Bolt EUV and Cadillac XT6.

Unlike Tesla's Autopilot driver assistance system, Super Cruise users don't need to have their hands on the wheel. However, your eyes should be directed forward. Ford offers a competing hands-free system called Blue Cruise that launched in 2021.

Super Cruise launched in 2017 as the first truly hands-free ADAS on the market. However, GM was not seen as a dominant player, despite the system's capability, because it severely limited access to Super Cruise. For three years, the system was only available on one model, the Cadillac CT6, and was restricted to certain divided highways.

The automaker has also slowly expanded its Super Cruise highway network, first growing to 200,000 miles and then duplicate it to 400,000 in 2022. GM has also added the system to more makes and models. Today, 15 vehicles worldwide have Super Cruise, including the Chevy Bolt EUV, Chevy Suburban, Chevy Tahoe and Chevy Silverado, the GM Hummer EV SUV, and all Cadillac models. Super Cruise with towing will be offered on new models like the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse or 2024 GMC Acadia.

As GM advanced, Tesla gained followers largely due to accessibility. Tesla made its Autopilot system standard on all its vehicles and drivers could access it on all roads. The automaker's updated systems, namely the $12,000 full self-driving software, have gained traction, added capabilities and can even be used on city streets.