adaptive cruise control

Automatic distance keeping

Adaptive cruise control is a vehicle feature that automatically adjusts speed to maintain a safe following distance from the car ahead.

Unlike standard cruise control, which holds a set speed, adaptive systems use sensors or radar to slow down in traffic and accelerate when the road clears: The adaptive cruise control made the highway commute much less exhausting.

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distance · automatic braking · braking · throttle · lane · lane keeping · blind spot · traffic · jam · stop and go · bumper to bumper · speed · safety · collision · warning · tailgate · dashboard · commute

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adaptive cruise controlself-driving

Operating without human control

autopilot

vehicle control method

adaptive cruise controlthrottle control

Device regulating engine speed

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