Consumer Reports: Tesla Autopilot a “distant second” to GM Super Cruise
Super Cruise uses eye tracking to ensure the driver is watching the road. …
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Cadillac Super Cruise has retained its title as the best driver assistance system on the market, Consumer Reports declared in a new ranking. Super Cruise also won CR’s last ranking in 2018. While Super Cruise started out as a Cadillac-only feature, GM is planning to bring it to 22 vehicles by 2023.
Tesla’s Autopilot came in second place—a “distant second” according to Consumer Reports. The group says it saw “minor improvements in lane keeping performance” from Tesla’s offering since the system was last evaluated in 2018.
Those minor improvements were enough for Autopilot to get the top spot in the “lane keeping and performance” category of CR’s report. CR ranked Autopilot 9/10 for performance, while Super Cruise scored 8/10. Tesla also got top marks for Autopilot’s ease of use.
But Cadillac got a much better score—seven points versus three for Tesla—for its driver monitoring system. Cadillac Super Cruise uses a driver-facing camera to verify that the driver has their eyes on the road. The system uses lights and sounds to aggressively alert the driver if they stop paying attention. By contrast, Tesla uses a steering wheel torque sensor to determine whether the driver is holding the wheel. As CR points out, having hands on the wheel “does not necessarily mean the driver is actually looking at the road ahead.”
CR also gave Cadillac credit for limiting the use of Super Cruise to pre-mapped highways. GM has made
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