General Motors announced several news at CES 2022 in Las Vegas as we have been able to see in recent days. One of the latest announcements is about Ultra Cruise Assisted Driving Technology which, as we know, allows cars to drive on their own with drivers who can even take their hands off the wheel.
Well, the American carmaker < strong> chose Qualcomm for its advanced driver assistance solution. Specifically, the brand will use Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Ride platform with a 5nm Snapdragon SA8540P chip. The computer that manages the assisted driving system, GM says, is the size of two laptops placed one on top of the other.
Ultra Cruise far & agrave; its debut in 2023 and among the first models to have it there will be & agrave; the Cadillac CELESTIQ , a new 100% electric car. As reported by GM in the past, Ultra Cruise was created to allow hands-free driving in 95% of all driving scenarios along 2 million miles of roads in the United States. This assisted driving platform will be; offered only on the Group's premium models. For all the others it will be; Super Cruise system offered.
From the hardware point of view, the cars that will have Ultra Cruise will adopt cameras, radar and LiDAR. In addition, this driver assistance platform over time will be; continuously improved thanks to OTA updates . In case the system is not able to manage the driving scenario in which the car is located & agrave; at a given time, I will warn you; the driver through warnings, including vocal warnings. At that point, the driver will have to quickly regain control of the car.
In addition, to ensure that those driving are not distracted, so that they can intervene quickly, the cars will have a camera that will detect & agrave; the level of attention of the driver.
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