General Motors wants to use Cadillac to lead its electric vehicle (EV) push in Australia, but it also wants the Federal Government to make changes to local regulations so it can offer luxury vehicles with its latest technology. That includes making it legal for Australian buyers to take advantage of Super Cruise, GM’s Level 2 autonomous technology that allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel on defined highways. “For us one of the things that would be a measure of success [in Australia] is helping improve policy and improve infrastructure as well by asking for it, advocating for it,” Lauren Indiveri-Clarke, communications director for GM International, told Australian and New Zealand media.
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it’s a high cost of entry to bring Super Cruise to a market like that, we need to be supported by the local policy and infrastructure. 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal.
Browse now . “And so for us success also is improving on some of these things that are holding Australia and New Zealand back so that we can bring some of our best technology there.” Super Cruise combines adaptive cruise control and lane centring technologies, and can also complete lane changes.
Drivers need to keep their eyes on the road, but once the system.