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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This doesn't require riders in front to stick to the middle of the lane, like with adaptive cruise control.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Multifunction touch points on the steering wheel arms also provide easy control for features like adaptive cruise control and the instrument, media and nav display in front of the driver.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
It’s generously equipped even as a Tradesman with remote start, a backup camera, blind spot detection, and adaptive cruise control and starts out with a V6 engine making 305 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
It’s been more than 25 years since Mercedes-Benz started equipping some of its top of the line models with radar sensors to enable adaptive cruise control (ACC).
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
Multifunction touch points on the steering wheel arms also provide easy control for features like adaptive cruise control and the instrument, media and nav display in front of the driver.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
It’s generously equipped even as a Tradesman with remote start, a backup camera, blind spot detection, and adaptive cruise control and starts out with a V6 engine making 305 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
It’s been more than 25 years since Mercedes-Benz started equipping some of its top of the line models with radar sensors to enable adaptive cruise control (ACC).
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Adaptive cruise control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptive%20cruise%20control. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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