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Cadillac Super Cruise gets system enhancements, more compatible highways

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Cadillac

is updating

Super Cruise

to make it available to use on more highways, and it will offer better performance, too. Previously,

Super Cruise

worked on about 130,000 miles of highways across the continent. This update expands that to 200,000 miles.

That’s because

GM

has mapped that many more miles to be compatible with its lidar mapping system. As for the performance update, Cadillac says there will be enhancements to the driver monitoring system. That’s the key feature that separates Super Cruise from all the

other systems

out there, making it a truly hands-free experience. It’s able to quickly tell whether your eyes are on the road, and it reacts accordingly. We asked for details about the improvements, but all Cadillac would tell us is that there are “slight refinements to the driver attention system to even more accurately detect driver attention.” Perhaps it’s related to

reports

of sun-related issues plaguing the infrared monitoring camera. We can’t tell you for sure.

Super Cruise highways

As for the extra miles, Cadillac says some added highways now include limited intersections and traffic control devices. Basically, there may be a stoplight or some cross traffic thrown into the mix now. Since GM has actually gone and mapped these areas, the car will tell you to take back control when approaching a railroad crossing, pedestrian crossing, stoplight or stop sign. Cadillac included a map (above) depicting the original and new Super Cruise compatible highways. You’ll notice there are a lot more highways in the midwest and southeast, in addition to almost being able to cross the entirety of

Canada

now. Things are still a bit sparse in the western part of the country, but there aren’t as many highways out there anyway.

Owners of 2018 and

2019 Cadillac CT6s

can expect to get the upgrade, but it’s not as easy as you may think. Folks will have to take their

CT6

in to the Cadillac

dealer

, where the “system enhancement” will take place. However, that enhancement doesn’t include the additional miles. Cadillac says that update will be sent out over-the-air throughout the summer and fall.

Updates for Super Cruise seem to be coming out with regularity. Last year Cadillac updated the system for easier activation, better lane placement (for passing large vehicles) and added gauge cluster messages for more information. We happen to love using the technology here at

Autoblog

, and gave it our

2019 Technology of the Year award

.

There was no mention of the

Cadillac CT5

or

CT4

as it relates to Super Cruise in this latest announcement. Both those vehicles will be getting the technology in 2020, but we were previously told it would be a new and updated version of Super Cruise. This update appears to be exclusively for the CT6, and we’ll expect even more new features and functionality in Cadillac’s smaller sedans.

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