GM Plans Hands-Free, Eyes-Off Driving Tech Within Two Years
General Motors says it aims to deploy advanced 'eyes-off' autonomous driving capability in AI-powered vehicles within roughly two years.
General Motors is pushing toward a new frontier in vehicle automation, announcing plans to bring so-called eyes-off driving technology to its AI-powered cars within approximately two years, according to the company. Unlike current hands-free systems that still require drivers to monitor the road, eyes-off capability would allow motorists to divert their attention entirely from driving under certain conditions.
The move signals an escalating race among major automakers and technology companies to capture the next tier of autonomous driving, which regulators and industry analysts consider a significant leap beyond existing driver-assistance features already on the market. GM's ambitions place it in direct competition with firms that have been developing similar semi-autonomous and fully autonomous systems for years.
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The announcement came alongside a separate disclosure that GM intends to dramatically reduce the cost of electric vehicle batteries, a development that could reshape the economics of EV production at the company's facilities, including its Lake Orion, Michigan factory. Lower battery costs are widely seen as a critical threshold for making electric vehicles price-competitive with traditional gasoline-powered cars at scale.
Together, the two disclosures underscore GM's broader strategic bet on electrification and artificial intelligence as twin pillars of its long-term competitiveness. The company faces pressure from established rivals and newer entrants alike as the automotive industry undergoes one of its most sweeping technological transformations in decades.
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