(February 15, 2024) General Motors is expanding Super Cruise to more roads, allowing the hands-free driver-assist technology to be used on roughly 750,000 miles in the U.S. and Canada. The automaker said the addition of minor highways will broaden Super Cruise coverage beyond interstates and other major routes into smaller towns and more rural areas. In August 2022, GM said Super Cruise had expanded to about 400,000 miles of 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," Anantha Kancherla, the company's vice president of advanced driver assistance systems, said in a statement.

"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."

Since launching Super Cruise in 2017, GM has updated the technology with automatic lane changing, improved navigation and hands-free trailering support.

The new routes will be added over the air for no extra cost through 2025, GM said. The Cadillac CT6 full-size sedan and XT6 large crossover and the electric Chevrolet Bolt EUV will not be able to receive the updates because they use an older software platform, GM said.
Sources: Automotive News