GM Unveils OnStar Gemini, Eyes‑Off Cadillac 2028

At a New York event, GM unveiled a major push into vehicle AI, announcing conversational assistants powered by Google Gemini that will roll out via OnStar beginning in 2026 and plans for a later GM-built AI running on a new centralized computing platform. The company said it will introduce an “eyes-off” highway autonomous driving capability in 2028, debuting on the battery-electric Cadillac Escalade IQ with a sensor suite of LiDAR, radar and cameras, building on Super Cruise and learnings from Cruise. GM plans to expand the capability to urban roads and to eventually enable vehicles to perform errands such as pickups or service trips, and it will deliver privacy controls, over-the-air updates and a unified software architecture to enable ongoing improvements. The automaker said it will leverage Silicon Valley talent, factory cobots and billions in software investment to recast itself as a software-defined, tech-forward company. Executives framed the initiative as a partial return to consumer autonomy less than a year after GM shut down its Cruise robotaxi unit.