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
Electronic aids like trailer backup assist and adaptive cruise control make both everyday driving and occasional tasks easy.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
As with other contemporary Hondas, a full suite of driver assistance features including lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control and blindspot monitoring with cross traffic alert is standard on the Prologue.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
These systems, integrating automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and forward collision warning, are meticulously designed to minimize the likelihood of accidents.
—Ladan Nikravan Hayes, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Edmunds found the Chevy’s adaptive cruise control easy to operate, and the system kept up with traffic without leaving a large gap between the car in front.
—Alex Nishimoto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
Standard driver assistance systems, including lane-departure warning and road sign recognition, can be supplemented with optional blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and adaptive cruise control.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Other controls are: exhaust note, spoiler deployment, adaptive cruise controls, phone, audio and displays in the 12.3-inch high-def instrument cluster.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
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
Electronic aids like trailer backup assist and adaptive cruise control make both everyday driving and occasional tasks easy.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
As with other contemporary Hondas, a full suite of driver assistance features including lane keeping assist, adaptive cruise control and blindspot monitoring with cross traffic alert is standard on the Prologue.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
These systems, integrating automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and forward collision warning, are meticulously designed to minimize the likelihood of accidents.
—Ladan Nikravan Hayes, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Edmunds found the Chevy’s adaptive cruise control easy to operate, and the system kept up with traffic without leaving a large gap between the car in front.
—Alex Nishimoto, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
Standard driver assistance systems, including lane-departure warning and road sign recognition, can be supplemented with optional blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and adaptive cruise control.
—Karl Brauer, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Other controls are: exhaust note, spoiler deployment, adaptive cruise controls, phone, audio and displays in the 12.3-inch high-def instrument cluster.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
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