Julian Blissett, GM executive vice president and president of GM China, speaks during the automaker’s “Tech Day” for China on August 19, 2020.
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General Motors aims to launch 2022 cars that can launch 5G connectivity for Chinese consumers, and provide the groundwork to expand the company’s in-car and related technologies.
Upgrading their current new cars with 4G LTE in North America and China will provide faster connectivity for updates, or too much air, updates, as well as communication with other connected cars and infrastructure. It will also better enable technologies such as autonomous cars and advanced driving assistance systems, which depend on connectivity and advanced mapping in addition to sensors and radars on the cars.
Julian Blissett, president of GM China, said Wednesday that all new Cadillac models and most new Buick and Chevrolet cars will be equipped with 5G connectivity starting two years from now in China. He announced the plan as part of a “Tech Day” for the region.
GM declined to discuss plans to deploy 5G-powered cars in the US But given the importance of North America to the automaker, the US is probably not too far behind China, which has been more aggressive in its efforts to ‘e technology.
GM has more than 5.5 million connected cars in China, according to Blissett. That compares to more than $ 16 million in the U.S., according to GM.
Blissett also said the company is developing a next-generation driver-assistance system, currently known as Super Cruise, that “has door-to-door intelligent driving technology.” The company declined to provide additional details.
“Our ultimate vision is a system that will enable hands-free transportation in 95% of all driving scenarios,” GM said in an email. “We do not have a name or anything specific to announce today, but stay tuned.”
GM’s Enhanced Super Cruise will include automated lane change, allowing the hands-free system to change routes on the highway if requested on request.
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Motorists have been touting faster networks for years to improve connected technology technologies, including communication between cars, as “V2V” connectivity, and infrastructure, also called “V2I”, such as smart cities and traffic signals. Such a connection could prepare a car for stopping in traffic, provide the most efficient directions and help prevent accidents by knowing the movements of other surrounding cars.
GM said it was accelerating the development of intelligent connected car solutions, with its first global “vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) program set to launch this year” on the Minickan Buick GL8 MPV for China.
The company previously announced plans to offer V2X communications in a high-volume crossover by 2023 and eventually expand the technology across Cadillac’s portfolio.
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