What Is Chevy Super Cruise? A Complete Driver's Guide
Chevrolet continues to raise the bar with its advanced safety features, including Super Cruise technology. Our team at Colonial Chevrolet is here to help you learn all there is to know about your car's Super Cruise hands-free driving tech, plus we are here to walk you through how best to use it along with your safety suite. Remember, just because something is available in your car, truck, or SUV doesn't mean it will automatically turn on and be ready to use, which is why we're here with the ultimate Super Cruise guide for drivers. Stay tuned, and let's dive right in!
What Is Chevy Super Cruise?
Chevy Super Cruise is an advanced hands-free driver-assistance technology that handles steering, braking, and acceleration on more than 600,000 miles of compatible highways in North America. It essentially acts as a second driver on long stretches of highway, which can come in handy during long drives and road trips. Even better, Super Cruise combines precision LiDAR maps, GPS, cameras, and radar sensors, and it still requires the driver to keep their eyes on the road at all times. That means it's not hands-off and eyes-closed, but it can work as a great co-pilot for your driving experience. Super Cruise is also very cool because it can assist with lane changing, safety slowdown, and trailering support. This makes a major difference in the way you drive long distances, and even when you're behind the wheel, it's a great technology to have at your disposal.
How Does Chevy Super Cruise Work?
When you use Chevy Super Cruise, you rely on precise LiDAR map data, real-time cameras, radar sensors, and GPS to keep your vehicle safe on the road and around other vehicles. Think of this like another pair of eyes on the road ahead, behind, to the side, and above you. Chevy Super Cruise keeps your car, truck, or SUV centered while driving and handles lane changes, slowing down when speeds get too high, and maintaining safe distances from other vehicles around you. There is also a tiny camera mounted on your Chevrolet's steering column that tracks eye movements and alerts you if it detects you falling asleep or becoming distracted.
Is Chevy Super Cruise Autonomous Driving?
No, Super Cruise is a Level 2 driver-assistance system, meaning it is not a fully self-driving car. Although it can take control of the wheel and steering temporarily, it can't drive your Chevy model fully without your intervention and attention. That means you must stay behind the wheel while operating the vehicle for it to engage.
Explore Chevy Super Cruise At Colonial Chevrolet
Here at Colonial Chevrolet in New London, CT, we are always happy to review Chevy technology with our customers on-site at the dealership. Whether it's how to activate and use Super Cruise on your next long drive or something else, let our industry pros get you comfortable behind the wheel of your new car, truck, or SUV.