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Cadillac CTS with drone function

13.09.2014

In two years, the automotive corporation General Motors (GM) promises to release vehicles with semi-automatic control and technology for wireless interaction with other machines (Vehicle-to-vehicle, V2V). Through new solutions, the American manufacturer hopes to reduce the number of accidents involving its cars.

In 2016, the updated Cadillac CTS sedan will receive wireless communications that provide interaction with other cars on the road within a radius of 300 meters, as well as the Super Cruise option, which will be able to control the speed and direction of the car in traffic jams and on the highway.

The technology option, thanks to which drivers will not need to participate in the steering in certain situations, is called Super Cruise. She will be able to slow down and accelerate the car, as well as adjust the direction of its movement at speeds up to 113 km / h, following the markings and the distance to the vehicle in front. Equipped with Super Cruise, a car will be able to drive itself both on the highway and in traffic, explained GM CEO Mary Barra during her speech at the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Detroit.

The semi-autonomous driving system will be optionally available to all models of the Cadillac brand starting in 2016. The automaker did not name the cost of the additional feature. A safety package that includes adaptive cruise control and automatic braking and forward collision warning systems is currently being offered to Cadillac customers for about $2400.

One of the first vehicles to use Super Cruise is the facelifted Cadillac CTS sedan. It will also receive a V2V Wi-Fi communication system, with the help of which nearby cars (in the case of GM technology, its range will be 300 meters) will be able to transmit useful information to each other. Such a development will increase the speed of traffic, warn drivers about traffic jams and adverse road conditions, as well as build the best route in real time, taking into account numerous road factors.

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