GM’s Autonomous Vehicle Software Written Primarily By AI

While much of the focus on General Motors’ first-quarter earnings call revolved around rising material costs and guidance adjustments based on government tariff refunds, CEO Mary Barra also announced that roughly 90 percent of the code pertaining to autonomous driving was being written by artificial intelligence.The next incarnation of GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving technology is supposed to be a major upgrade from the current system. Scheduled to launch in 2028 on the updated Cadillac Escalade IQ, the feature will reportedly go from being “hands-free” to something that will actually allow you to take your eyes off the road while rolling down the highway — provided that you’re still okay with being permanently monitored by in-cabin cameras.Vehicles will also have unique exterior lighting (below) that will indicate when they’re being driven autonomously, come with upgraded sensing equipment, and use the new SDV 2.0 (Software-Defined Vehicle) computing architecture. However, the resulting code will …