Posted on 09/07/2014 6:11:05 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
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 Sunday 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.
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If my daily commute included drafting at 200MPH it would be exciting. But out here in the real world my daily commute rarely gets me over 50MPH. As for the freedom and adulthood thing, that’s nice until you’re about 25 and the REST of adulthood (bills, spouse, household tasks) takes hold. After that a car is just a tool, you get from point A to point B. OK maybe you have a really nice car, or maybe the occasional really nice drive. But most of the time is the same low speeds on the same roads at the same times often times with the same other cars on the road. It’s like the morning breakfast, just another part of the daily routine, part of what we go on vacation to get away from.
That was another FReeper that bought a Honda, not you!
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