New Cadillac To Come With Hands-Free Driving Technology

Auto maker General Motors (GM) revealed that its 2017 Cadillac model will come with hands-free automated assistance driver technology, according to LA Times.

The car's technological feature, dubbed as the Super Cruise, will take control of the vehicle's braking, acceleration and steering even at highway speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, Bloomberg reported.

GM CEO Mary Barra said this feature can also be used during bumper-to-bumper or stop-and-go traffic conditions.

"With Super Cruise, when there's a congestion alert on roads like California's Santa Monica Freeway, you can let the car take over and drive hands-free and feet-free through the worst stop-and go traffic around," she said.

"If the mood strikes you on the high-speed road from Barstow, California, to Las Vegas, you can take a break from the wheel and pedals and let the car do the work," Barra added. "Having it done for you - that's true luxury."

Aside from the U.S., GM said the feature of the new Cadillacs will be available in Europe and China, countries that are commonly plagued by traffic accidents due to their heavily congested roads, according to 9News.

"We are not doing this for the sake of the technology itself," Barra said. "We're doing it because it's what customers around the world want."

"Through technology and innovation, we will make driving safer," she added.

As part of the car's Super Cruise system, it will also carry vehicle-to-vehicle technology. This feature will send drivers information about the location, direction and speed of the other cars.

It will also have a forward collision warning system, a feature that is already becoming a common safety feature in other vehicles.

According to Barra, this feature of the 2017 Cadillac was designed not only to increase driver comfort but most importantly, to ensure the safety of everyone inside the car.

"Advancing technology so that people can more safely live their lives is a responsibility we embrace," she said.