The automotive industry has been making leaps and bounds in the realm of autonomous vehicles, and Cadillac has now joined the push. In fact, the luxury marque recently began testing units of the Cadillac Lyriq outfitted with autonomous driving technology in China.
The autonomous fleet of Lyriqs, which are being developed in conjunction with Chinese AV startup company, Momenta, are undergoing testing in Shanghai. The self-driving luxury EV crossovers are covered under the Shanghai Intelligent Connected Vehicle FF (ICV) Road Test Permit, which grants them access to designated test zones on public roads for the first time.
The one-year program takes place in a designated area of the Jinqiao District in Shanghai. Not only is this area the first to facilitate open-road AV testing, it’s the site of the Cadillac Jinqiao plant, where the Lyriq – along with all other Cadillac models – is assembled for the Chinese market. Each Cadillac Lyriq AV is sent to the streets with a safety driver behind the wheel, who is able to ensure proper operation of the AV tech in any scenario.
“We look forward to conducting real-world AV road testing in Shanghai with safety as our overriding priority,” said Chris Kinser, executive director of the General Motors China Engineering Center. “This will take GM’s global vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion one step closer to reality in China, the world’s largest vehicle market.”
The Lyriq AV testing will also benefit the luxury marque in the continued development of its semi-autonomous driver assist systems, Super Cruise and Ultra Cruise, for the Chinese market.
“The road test will help the local team achieve better understanding of China’s road conditions, traffic regulations and people’s driving habits. That will accelerate development and delivery of solutions customized for the Chinese market,” said Stanley Song, chief technology officer of GM China.
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JOSEPH PETROCELLI
This is great that they’re showing China when you can’t get the car in the US yet. What happened to this country? Please don’t respond making excuses for GM. I’ve heard them all.
Henry Kilty
When will Cadillac introduce the EV xt4 Optiq ? Thank you for your cooperation.
GM Owner
As soon as Cadillac can produce the AV version of the Lyriq, I want to buy one so it can drive for me when I get too old to drive.
Steven B
Its nice that they have excess Lyriiqs to use them as test beds in China, while here in the USA we wait a year or more to get a customer ordered Lyriq. Mine has been ‘preordered for 13 months and on order for nearly 6 months.
They are testing Super Cruise and Ultra Cruise in China while Super Cruise (only) has been a holdup here in the USA.
Come on GM. This is terrible PR in your own country.
Laird McHattie
Dealer $5000 Surcharge for 2024 Lyriq AWD. We placed our initial order a long time ago and no one told us there was going to be a surcharge of $5000 that a dealer can add on to the price of the vehicle. Does GM and Cadillac allow this Surcharge. Because of this, our Lyric Sport 3 will not qualify for the tax incentives because the only dealer in our area happens to add this surcharge. Does anyone know of any GM or Cadillac policies that allow dealers to gouge their customers? Thank you.
HERBERT OSTACH
All of this interaction with China just proves one thing.
CADILLAC SHOULD NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AN AMERICAN CAR!
MADE IN CHINA….DEVELOPED NOW IN CHINA….SOLD MORE UNITS IN CHINA THAN AMERICA. LETS JUST CALL IT ACTUALLY WHAT IT NOW IS
A FOREIGN CAR FROM CHINA