With the constant and accelerated technological evolution in the world of automation, futuristic ideas such as carefree behind the wheel, are more and more recurrent. the autopilotwhich had its origin in aircraft equipment, is a system capable of guiding the vehicle without the participation, or with a minimum participation, of the driver.
The semi-autonomous driving system from General Motors, the Super Cruise, it is already available in some models of the automaker for the North American market, and it is activated only on highways in the United States and Canada, under certain conditions; for example, if the assistant detects through the car’s navigator that the route has parts under construction and may be more dangerous, it does not work.
Among its functions are that of take control of the car not only to maintain the indicated speed, but also to speed up and brake.
You have to set the cruise speed (set the constant km/h to which you want to go), straighten the trajectory in the lane, press a button to the left of the steering wheel and that’s it. The assistant takes control of the car and drives alone. Without touching the steering wheel, neither the accelerator nor the brake; he does everything on his own. A green light on the steering wheel comes on: the signal that she has begun to act. His hands are free and so is his right foot.
Immobility was able to test the system outside of Detroit, aboard a Cadillac XT6 SUV. Here, the video of the chronicle of driving a car that drives itself:
