General Motors Co. spent eight years researching driver behavior to create new safety technology that can automatically stop a vehicle traveling at low speeds to help avoid a crash, the automaker said Tuesday. The safety feature is available on three Cadillac models.
The low-speed front and rear automatic braking acts as a final resort if a driver fails to see another vehicle or object. Through the use of radar, cameras and sensors, it will sharply apply the brakes, said Charles Green, a GM driver performance specialist and engineer who developed the Driver Assist package of technologies.
The braking technology, along with high-speed collision mitigation braking that helps slow vehicles to lessen the impact of an accident, are available on the 2013 Cadillac ATS, SRX and XTS as part of a Driver Assist package.