2. BACKGROUND  Automobile Innovation history Increasing demand for new better cars  Hands-off driving style Super Cruise basic features

3. TECHNOLOGY  “Lane-Centering” Technology  Possible due to: Cameras Radar Ultrasonic Systems GPS  Serve as Warning Systems for the car -- http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/cadillac/news.detail.html/cont ent/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Apr/0420_cadillac.html

4.  Safer and more comfortable drive Less prone to accidents while doing less work  Useful on open highways and bumper-to bumper traffic Drivers “zoning out”  Driver can manually take over car if necessary Similar to present-day cruise control system ADVANTAGES

5. ADVANTAGES (CONT.)  Gives drivers new features that other cruise control systems do not have Feet-off Driving Hands-off Driving Eyes-off Driving Normal Cruise Control System Super Cruise Control System ++

6. DISADVANTAGES  Cameras may not sense lane markings Lane markings fade with time  Snow and rain interfere with cameras/sensors  Drivers may not feel system is necessary Do not drive very long distances  Drivers may not feel comfortable Failure of system

7. SIGNIFICANCE OF SUPER CRUISE  People looking for new innovations  Drivers may feel safer on long car rides  Next step toward electronically augmented driving --http://www.motorauthority. com/news/1076922_cadillac- to-offer-hands-off-supercruise- driving-very-soon

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