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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Notably, the car supports things like adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping, which can combine to make for a near self-driving experience in some situations. Christian De Looper, BGR, 17 July 2022 To help inattentive drivers, even the most basic HR-V comes with forward-collision warning, collision-mitigation braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assistance. Car and Driver, 7 June 2022 The Kona N comes with standard lane-keeping assist and blind-spot monitoring, standard automatic high-beams, standard adaptive cruise control and more. Josh Max, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Driver attention assist, to detect fatigue, and intelligent adaptive cruise control are a couple of the available advanced driver assistance safety features. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2022 That could mean features typically included in the upfront sales price – adaptive cruise control, automaking braking, even heated seats – will require monthly payments. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The lack of standard adaptive cruise control — a $900 option — baffles me in a car with this level of price, performance and technology. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Other changes include styling tweaks to the front bumper and grill, the addition of adaptive cruise control, and lane-centering driver-assistance features. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 June 2020 The modern cabin is on par with the Sportage’s sci-fi exterior and cutting-edge adaptive cruise control. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 July 2022 See More
Christian De Looper, BGR, 17 July 2022 To help inattentive drivers, even the most basic HR-V comes with forward-collision warning, collision-mitigation braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assistance. Car and Driver, 7 June 2022 The Kona N comes with standard lane-keeping assist and blind-spot monitoring, standard automatic high-beams, standard adaptive cruise control and more. Josh Max, Forbes, 6 May 2022 Driver attention assist, to detect fatigue, and intelligent adaptive cruise control are a couple of the available advanced driver assistance safety features. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2022 That could mean features typically included in the upfront sales price – adaptive cruise control, automaking braking, even heated seats – will require monthly payments. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022 The lack of standard adaptive cruise control — a $900 option — baffles me in a car with this level of price, performance and technology. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 Other changes include styling tweaks to the front bumper and grill, the addition of adaptive cruise control, and lane-centering driver-assistance features. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 June 2020 The modern cabin is on par with the Sportage’s sci-fi exterior and cutting-edge adaptive cruise control. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 9 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1988, in the meaning defined above