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Cadillac to Offer 'Intelligent' Technology in 2017 CTS
DETROIT -- Cadillac will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies on certain 2017 model year vehicles, the CEO of General Motors, Mary Barra, said Sunday during her keynote address at the Intelligent Transport System World Congress here.
In about two years, an all-new 2017 Cadillac vehicle will offer customers an advanced driver assist technology that GM calls “super cruise” and in the same timeframe the 2017 Cadillac CTS will be enabled with vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology, Barra said.
“A tide of innovation has invigorated the global auto industry, and we are taking these giant leaps forward to remain a leader of new technology,” she said. “We are not doing this for the sake of the technology itself. We’re doing it because it’s what customers around the world want. Through technology and innovation, we will make driving safer.”
“Super cruise,” the working name for GM’s automated driving technology, will offer customers hands-off lane following, braking and speed control in certain highway driving conditions. The system is designed to increase the comfort of an attentive driver on freeways, both in bumper-to-bumper traffic and on long road trips, GM said.
V2V communication technology could mitigate many traffic collisions and improve traffic congestion by sending and receiving basic safety information such as location, speed and direction of travel between vehicles that are approaching each other. A radio transponder will be employed to warn drivers and supplement active safety features, such as forward collision warning, already available on many production cars. Signals can be sent from cars similarly equipped with a 300-meter radius.
In announcing its plans, GM cited a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study that estimated the economic and societal impact of motor vehicle crashes in the United States at more than $870 billion per year.
“Advancing technology so that people can more safely live their lives is a responsibility we embrace,” Barra said.
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Pictured: A 2015 Cadillac CTS, equipped with V2V technology, notifies the driver of the approaching Cadillac SRX from the left before the driver could see the vehicle.
SOURCE: General Motors Co.
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