Why does GM intentionally leave out Super Cruise in the Equinox?

[SteveK]

I had a 2014 Camaro with the onboard nav that did not show a local highway. I asked the Nav company is the new update (some $200) included has the new highway, they said I would have to buy to find out. So I bought I think it was then a 2016 software and still no local highway, money refunded no problem.

Then I asked why they are reinventing the wheel when google maps shows the new highway as sections were being built, no answer.

Now I am asking why is this super highway being done by GM and not a colaboration with google for instance who already have an extensive database.

 

[sdhow]

I had a 2014 Camaro with the onboard nav that did not show a local highway. I asked the Nav company is the new update (some $200) included has the new highway, they said I would have to buy to find out. So I bought I think it was then a 2016 software and still no local highway, money refunded no problem.

Then I asked why they are reinventing the wheel when google maps shows the new highway as sections were being built, no answer.

Now I am asking why is this super highway being done by GM and not a colaboration with google for instance who already have an extensive database.

Mary Barra doesn't want to share any $$$. For the same reason Apple maps duplicates what Google Earth already does.

 

[ricklack]

I had a 2014 Camaro with the onboard nav that did not show a local highway. I asked the Nav company is the new update (some $200) included has the new highway, they said I would have to buy to find out. So I bought I think it was then a 2016 software and still no local highway, money refunded no problem.

Then I asked why they are reinventing the wheel when google maps shows the new highway as sections were being built, no answer.

Now I am asking why is this super highway being done by GM and not a colaboration with google for instance who already have an extensive database.

Since the GM system uses LIDAR as well as other means to figure out where it is, I'm not sure Google has all the data needed by Super Cruise. Or it could as sdhow mentions - btw, that the heck is Mary Barra?

 

[sdhow]

Since the GM system uses LIDAR as well as other means to figure out where it is, I'm not sure Google has all the data needed by Super Cruise. Or it could as sdhow mentions - btw, that the heck is Mary Barra?

DEI hired CEO of GM.