GM announces “eyes-off” driving and conversational AI strategy for future vehicles

Press Release, 24 October 2025

General Motors (GM) has laid out a bold roadmap at its “GM Forward” event in New York, unveiling two major technology leaps set to transform how cars work: conversational artificial intelligence and an “eyes-off” autonomous driving system.

Starting as early as 2026, GM’s vehicles will enable conversational AI powered by Google Gemini that lets drivers naturally talk to their car—whether sending messages, planning a route, or getting vehicle-specific insights such as maintenance needs or ideal charging stops. Looking further ahead to 2028, the automaker plans to introduce an “eyes-off” driving mode in the Cadillac Escalade IQ (on pre-mapped highways), allowing drivers to take their gaze off the road while the vehicle manages the driving.

GM emphasizes that this step isn’t a rush to full autonomy overnight; instead, it builds upon its existing freed-hands ADAS platform Super Cruise and the autonomous-vehicle experience of its former subsidiary Cruise—assembled through hundreds of millions of hands-free miles and millions of driverless miles. At the core of this effort is a new unified vehicle-computer architecture set to debut in 2028, which GM says will support up to 35 × the AI performance of today and streamline every major system—infotainment, safety, propulsion—into a single high-speed platform.

In short: GM is signaling a shift from being “just” a car-maker to becoming a mobility-software company, where vehicles not only move you but listen to you, help you, and sometimes even drive for you.

Source: GM News