Chevy’s Cutting-Edge Driver Assistance Technology: Super Cruise

Imagine driving your Chevy vehicle down the road after a long day of work or taking care of the kids and getting to relax by taking your hands off the wheel. That’s now a possibility with Super Cruise, Chevrolet’s cutting-edge hands-free technology. With more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads in the U.S. and Canada, Super Cruise works on most major roadways and can get you to your destination safely and easily.

You might be wondering: how does it work? How do I turn it on? Where can I purchase a Chevy with Super Cruise? Keep reading to find out.

How does Super Cruise work?

The Super Cruise driver assistance technology is the industry’s first truly hands-free technology. It uses precision LiDAR map data, real-time cameras, sensors, and GPS to maintain control. Super Cruise determines the vehicle’s location by using GPS with real-time corrections and map data, while the Lane Sensing Camera detects the lanes on the road, helping the vehicle to steer and stay in the correct position.

The Adaptive Cruise Control system accelerates or decelerates your vehicle based on surrounding traffic conditions and keeps a driver selected between you and the vehicle and front of you, even in a traffic jam.

When you turn Super Cruise on, Super Cruise uses a Driver Attention system that detects your head and eye positioning and monitors the system status. If it detects a problem or inattention, it will instruct you to steer manually or pay attention to the road.

Super Cruise is only available on compatible roads – usually ones that are separated from traffic going in the opposite direction. You can find these roads by visiting https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/super-cruise. Super Cruise requires cell reception and a GPS signal. Once the trial period ends, it also requires an eligible Connected Services plan.

How do I activate Super Cruise?

If you’re on a compatible road, you can engage Super Cruise by following these steps:

1. Make sure that Adaptive Cruise Control is on. If it is not, press the Adaptive Cruise Control button on the steering wheel to turn it on. A green symbol with a speed should appear on the instrument cluster.
2. When Super Cruise detects you are on a compatible highway and paying attention, and all other driving conditions are met (lane markings showing, GPS available, no system faults, etc.) the Super Cruise symbol will illuminate in white on the instrument cluster.
3. When it’s safe, press the Super Cruise button on the steering wheel to engage Super Cruise. The Super Cruise symbol and steering wheel light bar will illuminate in green when Super Cruise begins to steer the vehicle. If Super Cruise is on and the symbol and steering wheel light bar are blue, Super Cruise is not steering. Position the vehicle in the center of the lane until they appear in green.
4. Once Super Cruise is in control of the steering, your hands can be taken off the steering wheel. The vehicle can be steered manually at any time.
   1. When Super Cruise is engaged, the Forward Collision system will be set to the Alert and Brake setting.
   2. The current speed will be the set cruise speed used by Super Cruise if an Adaptive Cruise Control speed was not previously set.
5. To disengage, press the Super Cruise button again, press the brake pedal, or pull the Regen-On-Demand paddle.

If you need to change lanes, you can steer the vehicle manually anytime Super Cruise is turned on. For Super Cruise to begin steering again, bring the vehicle to the center of the lane until the light bar turns green.

You can find these steps and additional information about Super Cruise in your vehicle’s Owner’s Manual.

Will the availability expand in the future?

General Motors just announced its latest development in hands-free driving: Ultra Cruise. Ultra Cruise was designed to enable hands-free driving in 95% of all driving scenarios, covering more than 2 million miles of roads at launch in the U.S. and Canada, with the ability to grow up to more than 3.4 million miles.

The new automated driving features intend to:

• Provide users with information based on their experience with the system through an all-new dynamic display
• React to permanent traffic control devices
• Follow internal navigation routes
• Maintain headway; follow speed limits
• Support automatic and on-demand lane change
• Support left and right-hand turns
• Support close object avoidance
• Support parking in residential driveways

Ultra Cruise will work through cameras, radars, and LiDAR, developing 360-degree, three-dimensional, representations of the environment surrounding your vehicle. It will feature the Ultra Cruise Dynamic Display, a freeform display in the driver’s direct line of sight to help drivers stay focused on the road. It will be available on select models in 2023.

Where can I purchase a Chevrolet with Super Cruise?

If you’re interested in purchasing a Chevrolet vehicle with Super Cruise, you’ve come to the right place. The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV, Bolt EUV, Tahoe, and Silverado feature Super Cruise, all of which are sold at Dan Cummins Chevrolet of Paris and Georgetown, KY. You will receive a great deal, plus top-tier customer service if you shop with us. To see our new vehicle inventory, click here. If you find one you’re interested in, contact us here or call us today at (877) 661-2805 to begin the buying process.