GM’s Ultra Cruise will use radar, camera, and lidar to enable hands-free driving

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General Motors' next-generation Ultra Cruise driver-assist system will come equipped with lidar as well as several other high-tech sensors designed to enable hands-free driving and cover 95 percent" of driving maneuvers, the automaker announced today.

In its first major update since announcing Ultra Cruise in late 2021, the automaker outlined several of the sensors that will power the driver-assist system, including cameras, short- and long-range radar, and a lidar sensor. The vehicles will also come with an all-new computer to process the data input from the sensors, which the automaker previously indicated would include Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Ride Platform.

The lidar will be located inside the vehicle, behind the windshield and...

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