adaptive cruise control
noun
: a system in an automobile that can automatically adjust the settings of the cruise control in response to external driving conditions
Jaguar's adaptive cruise control … tracks the speed and position of the car in the lane ahead and automatically adjusts the speed to keep a safe time interval.—
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Features like adaptive cruise control support that, but liberal use of hard black plastic interior trim says otherwise.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
All the greatest hits are there, including adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, automatic high beams, and Kia's highway driving assistant, which works well, as usual.
—Kyle Hyatt, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
All the greatest hits are there, including adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, automatic high beams, and Kia's highway driving assistant, which works well, as usual.
—Kyle Hyatt, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Adaptive cruise control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptive%20cruise%20control. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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