GM’s 2028 eyes-off system and today’s hands-free Super Cruise sound like a small step apart. The engineering gap between them is much larger than the marketing language suggests. Removing the requirement to watch the road shifts legal and technical responsibility for driving decisions from the driver to the vehicle, a jump that requires an entirely…
GM reported this year that nearly 750,000 Super Cruise-enabled vehicles have collectively logged over 1 billion hands-free miles without a crash attributed to the system. That statistic sounds like a definitive safety verdict. What it actually measures, and what it deliberately excludes, matters more than the headline figure most coverage repeats without examining. What GM’s…
GM CEO Mary Barra confirmed at a New York technology event that the Cadillac Escalade IQ will offer ‘eyes-off’ highway driving starting in 2028. A turquoise light across the dashboard and mirrors will signal when the system is active, letting drivers read or answer messages while the vehicle drives itself. The announcement marks GM’s clearest…
