adaptive cruise control
nounDefinition of adaptive cruise control
: 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.— Bruce McCall
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Finally, adaptive cruise control makes an appearance as an option for 2020. — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, "The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Toughens Up with New Diesel and Expanded V-8 Availability," 22 May 2019 Standard equipment includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control systems. — Washington Post, "Edmunds compares the Kia Telluride and Honda Pilot," 12 June 2019 And more technology is now stored in the front bumper from parking sensors to cameras and adaptive cruise control. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, "Save the front license plate? Some lawmakers want to keep it after voting to scrap it in 2020," 29 July 2019 The drop in fuel consumption for vehicles using adaptive cruise control, compared to their less-advanced driving cousins. That’s according to a study released this week by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in collaboration with Volvo. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "A Meditation on Moon Shots, a Mid-Engine Corvette, and More Car News This Week," 21 July 2019 Ford has just started offering its first Level 2 self-driving system, adaptive cruise control with lane centering, as an option. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "Self-Driving Cars Have a Problem: Safer Human-Driven Ones," 15 June 2019 Unlike ordinary cruise control, adaptive cruise control not only sets your car's speed but automatically adjusts it to the speed of the vehicle in front of you to maintain a safe distance behind it. — Ed Leefeldt, CBS News, "As cars get safer, drivers take more risks," 17 July 2019 The Silverado finally offers adaptive cruise control and camera for 2020. — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, "Chevy adds new 460 lb.-ft. Duramax to 2020 Silverado 1500 lineup," 2 July 2019 The Standard trim can be had with a $3050 Co-Pilot360 Plus package, which consists of a number of active-safety features including adaptive cruise control and steering assist. — Daniel Golson, Car and Driver, "The 2020 Lincoln Corsair Can Cost More Than $60,000 Fully Loaded," 16 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adaptive cruise control.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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