GM will introduce hands-free, foot-free driving in 2017 Cadillac
General Motors plans to start selling cars that can drive partially in an auto-pilot mode and that can exchange speed and safety data with similarly equipped vehicles.
The first features are expected to show up in high-end Cadillac vehicles for the 2017 model year — in about two years — but over time will move down market into GM’s other brands.
“Everyone recognizes that when cars can talk to each other and share information about speed, direction, operating performance and more, we’ll save lives, save time and save money as well,” said Mary Barra, GM’s chief executive, in a speech to the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Detroit on Sunday.
Barra talked about two initiatives the automaker has launched to commercialize “intelligent” car technology.
https://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-gm-cadillac-super-cruise-20140907-story.html
Sorry I’m not buying a Cadillac this year.
My 1927 Essex is good for a few more years.
Should be a big seller with the over 80’s set.
…and the twenty something green crowd
…and the aging hippies
This might be one of the stupidest things a car manufacturer could come up with!! In a time when we’re trying to stop texting and handheld cellphone use by drivers, they are figuring out ways for the car to drive itself so people can talk & text. Insanity!!
Why would the green crowed and aging hippies want a Cadillac? More like a Prius.
Most of GM is still in the toilet after the government snatched it from the shareholders & bondholders and gave it to the unions.
Can you “drive” it when you have a few drinks?
Self driving cars are going to save our society by letting people socialize outside their homes without fear of DUI and by letting us make commuting time more productive. I can’t wait.
Why have a car at all?
Yo, now I can drive and Jive!