Boston, MA 09/08/2014 (wallstreetpr) – Ever thought that in future you will just need to sit in your car and enjoy the ride, without having need of any driver at all? General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) will make this possible. GM recently announced that it is planning to launch hands-free automatic driving system for vehicles by 2016.
The Speciality
The vehicles will be empowered with Wi-Fi-enabled communication systems based on vehicle-to-vehicle mechanism. This system is designed so as to avoid collisions. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)’s announcement is yet another hint of completely changed auto-industry in the near future, as other auto-makers also have, in the past given hints of designing cars that will be partially-driven.
The Super-Cruise System
The entire system is called super-cruise and will enable a person to ride in his/her car without even touching the steering, on the freeway having appropriate lane markings. The super-cruise system will be offered on a new Cadillac machine, which has not been named yet. The officials of Cadillac voiced out their opinions to launch a larger sedan by 2016 in order to compete with Mercedes S-Class and other similar rivals.
The super-cruise system is quite similar to auto-pilot mode. The officials explain that super cruise system will offer the advantage of hands-free driving, but the driver needs to remain attentive. Also, the driver should be geared up for taking the vehicle control once again. Also, the General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) officials highlighted the clear point of difference between automatic driving feature, as well as fully-automatic driverless feature.
Cost of the Super-Cruise
The officials at General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) did not disclose the cost of super-cruise. However, some of the Cadillac models offer an optional driver-assistance package at present, and this sells for around $3,000.
The Wi-Fi communication system enabled for vehicle-to-vehicle mode shall be installed in the year 2017 in Cadillac CTS sedans. This will be the first such kind of a technology for North American markets.
The primary aim of such kind of driving, according to GM officials, is to bring down the rates of 80% accidents happening because of driver’s carelessness.
