How does Chevrolet’s new Super Cruise Hands-Free driver assistant tech keep you safe on the road?

New Chevrolet vehicles contain many features engineered for an excellent driving experience. Some of these help keep drivers safer, such as rear cross-traffic or lane-change alerts, but others aim to create a more comfortable and relaxing drive as well. The ease and convenience of the new Super Cruise hands-free driver assistant technology deliver a smooth and safe long-distance commute. Stan McNabb Chevrolet of Columbia takes pleasure in providing you with a closer look at Chevrolet’s new Super Cruise hands-free technology. View our inventory of New Chevrolets, or If you have any questions, give us a call at 931-548-1370 today!

What Is Chevrolet’s Super Cruise Hands-Free Technology?

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Advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS) were created to help avoid car accidents, which are often caused by human error. They integrate essential safety applications to improve protection with the help of 360-degree vision, both near and far. Super Cruise hands-free driver assistant advanced technology uses a high-precision map, global positioning system (GPS) sensing, GPS enhanced data, and a network of cameras and radar sensors to maintain hands-free control of the vehicle on compatible roads. An attention tracking system includes infrared emitters and a steering wheel camera that monitors the driver to make sure they’re paying attention.

Super Cruise works on over 200,000 miles of roads across America and Canada. The 2023 all-new Super Cruise double access to this technology, and it’ll be available on over 400,000 miles of highway. The new 2023 Super Cruise will give drivers access to roads such as the Pacific Coast Highway, the Trans-Canada Highway, and the famous American Route 66. If you’ve wished for vehicle control without touching the steering wheel for long stretches of road, you’ll want hands-free driver assistant technology. Chevrolet’s Super Cruise hands-free driver assistant tech helps you arrive at your destination feeling revitalized and ready to go.

How Does Chevrolet’s New Super Cruise Hands-Free Driver Assistant Technology Work?

The new Super Cruise hands-free driver assistant technology uses Chevrolet’s Connected Services, which has real-time positioning, cameras, sensors, and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) map data to identify the road ahead. The LIDAR system uses a pulsed laser form of light to measure variable distances. Super Cruise hands-free technology uses LIDAR to scan for every bump, obstacle, and curve, making long journeys safe and comfortable. A lane sensing camera recognizes lines on the road and helps the vehicle steer and keep its lane position. Super Cruise-equipped vehicles include three years of free connected services.

Super Cruise works with your vehicle’s adaptive cruise control system and detects vehicles in your path. This feature causes your vehicle to speed up or brake as required and keeps a safe following gap, based on braking time and distance from the car ahead. When in operation, Super Cruise uses a Driver Attention System that monitors your head and eye positioning and reminds you to pay attention to the road and steer when needed. Automatic emergency braking with radar helps you avoid or reduce the severity of a front-end collision. Super Cruise-equipped vehicles allow hands-free driving in safety and comfort with an attentive driver.

Take Chevrolet’s New Super Cruise on Your Next Adventure

Super Cruise has been tested with your safety in mind, but its driver assistant technology requires your complete attention while driving. Don’t think that you can read a book or use a hand-held device when Super Cruise is engaged. If you bring out your phone and try to film Super Cruise in action, you’ll trigger a red light bar, a flashing warning, and disengagement. The system may lock you out of hands-free driving for the rest of your journey.

To use Super Cruise, follow these steps:

• Activate adaptive cruise control: Using the steering wheel button, activate adaptive cruise control, and a message appears if Super Cruise is available.
• Look for the white Super Cruise symbol: When Super Cruise detects you’re on a compatible road and paying sufficient attention, the lane markings are visible, and GPS is available, a white Super Cruise symbol will display on the instrument cluster.
• Engage Super Cruise: If it’s safe to do so, press the Super Cruise button on the steering wheel to engage the feature.
• Drive hands-free: Just after the steering wheel light bar turns green, which means that Super Cruise is steering, you can remove your hands from the wheel.
• Disengage Super Cruise: Press the Super Cruise button again or press the brake pedal to disengage the system.

Features of the New Super Cruise

The acclaimed Super Cruise hands-free driver assistant feature manages vehicle speed and steering, offering convenience and confidence for drivers traveling on compatible highways. Super Cruise also allows hands-free driving while accelerating and braking. It maintains a constant speed, keeps you centered in your lane, and even changes lanes as part of the updated version. Super Cruise can control steering, acceleration, deceleration, lane changing, and blind-spot monitoring.

The attention tracking system in the front seat knows when you’re texting, and it may withdraw your Super Cruise privileges for the safety of you and your passengers. As long as your eyes remain on the road ahead, you’re free to savor your morning espresso, grab a chocolate bar, or eat your lunch on the go.

Use Hands-Free Responsibly

While Super Cruise technology enhances the driving experience in terms of safety and comfort, you’re still responsible for the vehicle, and your complete attention is always required when driving. Sometimes Super Cruise alerts you to take control, such as at intersections. You should always be ready to take action and take over steering or apply the brakes in construction zones. You must take control of the steering when exiting the highway, merging into traffic, encountering unusual traffic situations, turning, or stopping for crossing traffic.

If the idea of convenient hands-free driving excites you, visit us at Stan McNabb Chevrolet of Columbia. Our friendly and knowledgeable team will be happy to answer all your questions. Drop us a line, and we can set you up for a test drive in a Super Cruise-equipped model, so you can try out the safety and comfort of advanced hands-free driver assistant technology for yourself. While you’re at it, check out how Chevrolet helps with distracted driving and safety on the road. Stan McNabb Chevrolet of Columbia has got you covered.