Super Cruise Awarded MotorTrend Best Hands-Free Driving Tech for 2025

When it comes to driving, most of us would say we prefer to be behind the wheel. After all, nothing beats the thrill of a twisty mountain road or the satisfaction of tackling a scenic route on your own terms. But let’s be honest: not every drive is exciting. Long, straight stretches of highway can be tedious, and that’s where advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) come in. While many automakers offer hands-on help, none has impressed MotorTrend’s editors quite like General Motors’ Super Cruise, which is why it has earned the title of 2025 MotorTrend Best Tech Winner for Driver Assistance.

So, what sets Super Cruise apart? For those unfamiliar, Super Cruise allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel and feet off the pedals on certain mapped highways. Unlike some systems that attempt to handle all driving scenarios, Super Cruise is thoughtfully designed for where it works best: long-distance highway travel. The key to its success lies in its precision and scope — Super Cruise isn’t a free-for-all like Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD), but it’s far from limited. By the end of 2025, GM expects Super Cruise to operate on about 750,000 miles of mapped roads across the U.S. and Canada—nearly double the coverage offered in 2022.

But range alone didn’t earn Super Cruise the top spot. What truly makes it a standout is how it supports attentive driving while making highway miles less fatiguing. We’ve all experienced that moment of realizing we can’t quite remember the last few miles. A sign of highway hypnosis. Super Cruise helps prevent that by managing speed, steering, and lane positioning, so drivers can focus on what matters most: scanning ahead for hazards and staying alert. It strikes the right balance, offering relief from the monotony of long drives without dulling driver engagement.

The system’s thoughtful design goes beyond the basics. Super Cruise can change lanes automatically with a tap of the turn signal, like other high-end ADAS systems. But it takes it a step further: after passing slower traffic, it automatically returns the vehicle to its proper lane. Even when towing, something that would make most of us hesitate to remove our hands from the wheel, Super Cruise performs with confidence and control, applying the same careful logic as an experienced driver.

“We believe the best driver assistance tech isn’t the one that promises to do the most; it’s the one that reduces fatigue without compromising safety,” says the MotorTrend team.

Another standout feature of Super Cruise is how it communicates with drivers. Clear signals, including illuminated steering wheel bars, dash icons, and subtle seat vibrations, make it easy to know when Super Cruise is engaged and when it needs you to take over. If a driver fails to respond to these escalating alerts, Super Cruise will gently bring the vehicle to a stop and contact OnStar for assistance. In short: it’s designed to earn your trust, not demand it.

In selecting the Best Tech winner, MotorTrend evaluated innovation, ease of use, value, safety, and privacy. Super Cruise excelled in every category, offering a driver assistance experience that’s not just impressive on paper, but genuinely useful and confidence-inspiring on the road.

As Super Cruise continues to evolve, available on 20 Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC models and expanding its mapped coverage, MotorTrend hopes other manufacturers take note. For long drives and daily commutes alike, GM has set a new benchmark for what driver assistance technology should be.

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