- GM’s Super Cruise network will be accessible on about 750,000 miles of highways across the U.S. and Canada by next year.
- The hands-free-driving system currently works on about 400K miles of highways in North America, including some undivided sections and soon some minor ones.
- GM says the expanded compatibility is currently happening via free over-the-air updates; a few Super Cruise-equipped models are exempt.
For people who own a GM vehicle equipped with Super Cruise, the number of roads in North America that they can use the hands-free system on will double by sometime next year. That news comes today as the automaker is actively working to expand the Super Cruise network from around 400,000 miles of compatible highways to about 750,000 miles.
More Roads to Super Cruise On
When it launched back in 2017, Super Cruise began allowing drivers to travel on mapped divided highways without having to keep their hands on the steering wheel. Of course, staying attentive is mandatory. The network included about 200,000 miles over a year ago, and it has since doubled, adding some undivided highways too.
By the end of 2025, the amount of compatible roadways in the U.S. and Canada is expected to almost quadruple. Notably, those miles will also include some minor highways that stretch between smaller cities and towns. Currently, Super Cruise can automatically change lanes and even works while towing a trailer.
On most GM vehicles equipped with Super Cruise, the growing number of compatible roads are being made accessible via over-the-air software updates. While there’s no fee for the expanded network, the company says the process won’t be complete until sometime in 2025. Each vehicle will take about a month to update after GM’s map adds the new roads.
Unfortunately, people who own a Cadillac CT6, a Cadillac XT6, or a Chevy Bolt EUV with Super Cruise will not be eligible for the wider network.
Eric Stafford’s automobile addiction began before he could walk, and it has fueled his passion to write news, reviews, and more for Car and Driver since 2016. His aspiration growing up was to become a millionaire with a Jay Leno–like car collection. Apparently, getting rich is harder than social-media influencers make it seem, so he avoided financial success entirely to become an automotive journalist and drive new cars for a living. After earning a journalism degree at Central Michigan University and working at a daily newspaper, the years of basically burning money on failed project cars and lemon-flavored jalopies finally paid off when Car and Driver hired him. His garage currently includes a 2010 Acura RDX, a manual ’97 Chevy Camaro Z/28, and a ’90 Honda CRX Si.
