Cadillac has dropped fairly an vital function from the 2022 Cadillac Escalade. According to Motor1 and Roadshow, the mannequin will not include Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free driver-assistance know-how. A spokesperson from the model has confirmed to the publications that the Super Cruise could be “temporarily unavailable at the start of regular production,” although they expressed the chance that it might be obtainable for automobiles manufactured afterward. The spokesperson additionally revealed that the rationale for this alteration is none apart from the worldwide chip scarcity born out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cadillac’s complete assertion reads:

“Super Cruise is an important feature for the Cadillac Escalade program. Although it’s temporarily unavailable at the start of regular production due to the industry-wide shortage of semiconductors, we’re confident in our team’s ability to find creative solutions to mitigate the supply chain situation and resume offering the feature for our customers as soon as possible.”

The firm additionally advised Roadshow that it was solely capable of construct “a few” CT4 and CT5 sedans scheduled for launch this yr with the aptitude to make use of Super Cruise. It needed to postpone the complete launch of its driver help system within the sedans till mannequin yr 2022, which is able to begin transport subsequent yr. 

The world semiconductor scarcity has had an in depth impact on the tech and auto industries. GM, Cadillac’s producer, needed to droop manufacturing in any respect however 4 of its North American factories resulting from provide constraints. Nissan, Ford, BMW and Honda needed to lower automobile manufacturing, as properly. In Ford’s case, it led to the delay in shipments of the Mach-E electrical automobile.

GM has massive plans for Super Cruise and beforehand introduced its plans to deliver the know-how to 22 automobiles by 2023. It’s unclear if these delays and changes attributable to the chip scarcity would have an effect on the timeline it set for itself.