GM announces "Eyes-off" navigation for 2028

[moritzes]

"In 2028, the automaker announced today, it will roll out what it’s calling an “eyes-off” driving system on the electric Cadillac Escalade IQ. In practice, this means a driver navigating approved, mapped highways will be able to do basically anything they want behind the wheel. Snack, answer emails, catch up with their shows, turn around to yell at the kids in the back. Even sleep, maybe—provided that they wake up by the time they’ve reached the exit ramp. (If they don’t, the car will find a safe place to pull over, GM says.)"
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[Billyk24]

Interesting development and happy to read it has multiple input sensory data. I suppose GM in the future will come out and provide more details and not rely upon retail customers for testing the system. That said, Federal and State autonomous driving laws need to be more specific and defining what is and what is not allowed to minimize skirting defined details.

 

[Snakebitten]

I've been conditioned to take all automotive manufacture's future projections with a date-grain of salt.

More than anytime in my near 70 year history, predictably has never been more inaccurate.

I do believe that technological advancement is without question, but predicting anything beyond the next build for a the current model year leaves room for the now common "it's been pushed back until....."

 

[AZBill]

GM already proved out this tech in Phoenix and San Francisco with Cruise. I saw several of the driverless Bolts in Phoenix, along with many Waymo's as well. The key is a low cost Lidar sensor with a small antenna. The Bolts and Waymo's had very large dome antennas on the roofs for the Lidar.

 

[ChrisO]

It is nice to see they are "planning", but 3 years is a long time out to predict with any kind of certainty.

 

[phil]

Tesla promised "eyes off" coast-to-coast driving by 2017.

I wonder which will come first -- 2028 or 2017?

 

[ChrisO]

GM already proved out this tech in Phoenix and San Francisco with Cruise. I saw several of the driverless Bolts in Phoenix, along with many Waymo's as well. The key is a low cost Lidar sensor with a small antenna. The Bolts and Waymo's had very large dome antennas on the roofs for the Lidar.

I'm not sure that is exactly true.
I was just reading this article on it:
https://insideevs.com/news/776603/gm-centralized-computer-nvidia-self-driving/

And it says they are changing from lots of MCUs to centralized processing and not just for EVs, but for all the cars. So, even though there is probably a lot of knowledge transfer, it isn't exactly the same.

 

[ChrisO]

Tesla promised "eyes off" coast-to-coast driving by 2017.

I wonder which will come first -- 2028 or 2017?

Between Musk and GM, I will go with GM's predications any day of the year (not that I think they are all that good, but Musk's are pure fantasy.)

 

[E90alex]

Tesla promised "eyes off" coast-to-coast driving by 2017.

I wonder which will come first -- 2028 or 2017?

Mercedes already has approved eyes off Level 3 self driving, but the ODD (operational design domain) is extremely limited. I think it’s only on closed highways in traffic up to 40mph. But they state they will accept liability if it crashes while in L3 autonomous mode.

I fully believe GM will do true eyes free before Tesla. The question is if they will accept liability while in L3 autonomous mode and how restrictive or wide the ODD will be.

 

[phil]

The question is if they will accept liability ...

Some are born liable, some accept liability, and some have liability thrust upon them.

 

[Mach-Lee]

Tesla promised "eyes off" coast-to-coast driving by 2017.

I wonder which will come first -- 2028 or 2017?

GM will take a more sensible approach and geofence where it works instead of trying to do it everywhere like Tesla (which is overkill and dumb). Therefore they will be able to make deadlines. Most people only need or want Level 3 on freeways.

My guess is the eyes-off stuff will only work on freeways, basically where our Blue Zones are now.

 

[AZBill]

I'm not sure that is exactly true.
I was just reading this article on it:
https://insideevs.com/news/776603/gm-centralized-computer-nvidia-self-driving/

And it says they are changing from lots of MCUs to centralized processing and not just for EVs, but for all the cars. So, even though there is probably a lot of knowledge transfer, it isn't exactly the same.

The computing platform has nothing to do with the tech that does sensor fusion between lidar, radar and cameras, that is the tech I am talking about. That is the tech they used for the Cruise self driving cars, and that was not on freeways, only tested on local streets. Cruise was basically the beta test for developing this technology and trying it in the real world.

 

[Cuddlecool]

What's the GM equivalent of Soon™ ?

 

[ChrisO]

What's the GM equivalent of Soon™ ?

Goon?

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