GM to introduce eyes-off, hands-off driving system in 2028 

General Motors (GM) announced plans to introduce an advanced automated driving system by 2028 that allows drivers to keep their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel, beginning with the Cadillac Escalade IQ. This new system builds on GM’s existing Super Cruise technology, which launched in 2017 and currently supports hands-free driving on about 600,000 miles of highway across 23 vehicle models. The upcoming eyes-off, hands-off system will utilize lidar, radar, and cameras for perception and will initially operate on highways, including those not mapped by GM. GM aims to deploy this technology faster than it did Super Cruise, leveraging expertise from its now-closed Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary, whose AI models and simulation tools are being integrated into GM’s next-generation driver assistance programs. GM’s CEO Mary Barra highlighted that the company’s manufacturing scale and reduced hardware costs position it uniquely to bring this technology to market at larger volumes and lower prices than competitors. The system is expected to meet SAE Level 3