Training tech for 'eyes-off' rides through simulators | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

General Motors is using immersive 360-degree driving simulators to study how drivers respond when advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) increasingly enable “eyes-off” driving. At GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, volunteer real-world drivers spend time in actual GM vehicles such as the Cadillac Lyriq, but the environment they experience—traffic, construction, hills, rain and other scenarios—is generated in simulation while their eye movements, heart stress and sweating are tracked. The goal is to test human behavior alongside vehicle technology for systems that include automatic emergency braking, blind spot warnings, lane departure alerts, lane-centering assist, surround-view cameras and driver attention monitoring. GM says its next Super Cruise could arrive in 2028 on the Cadillac Escalade IQ, targeting highway speeds across a broader range of roads than today’s systems.