GWM keeps polishing its driver-assistance tuning for Australia

After earlier systems were slammed as too intrusive, the Chinese brand's local engineering program reworks ADAS and cruise functions while prepping diesel versions of two flagship models.

Source: CarExpert2026-09-181 min read

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GWM is still working to make its Advanced Driver Assistance System more palatable for Australian buyers, after recent generations of the technology were criticised for being overbearing. The suite covers lane-keeping, autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot detection and several cruise functions.

Rob Trubiani, a former Holden vehicle dynamics engineer who now leads tuning of GWM models for local conditions, says ADAS calibration was a central piece of the latest development push. Engineers from the company's Chinese headquarters recently travelled to Australia to work on the Cannon Alpha dual-cab ute and Tank 500 SUV — both soon gaining a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine — with attention also paid to ride, handling, transmission and throttle mapping.

One buyer-friendly change is the reintroduction of a conventional cruise control mode, which Trubiani says was added "because lots of people just like the standard cruise". Until now, the two models offered only adaptive cruise and a smarter intelligent cruise setup that adds lane-keep assist.

GWM regards the incoming diesel Cannon Alpha and Tank 500 as crucial to its stated goal of cracking Australia's top five brands by sales volume.

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