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.Bruce McCall

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The vehicle’s lane-centering feature works accurately and without swaying back and forth, while the adaptive cruise control’s curve-speed management feature suitably slows the vehicle when driving into a turn. Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 7 Oct. 2024 As a driver, the system is easy to use: Once in adaptive cruise control, which is a standard part of the driver assist and safety package, touch the Super Cruise button and the system will determine if all the criteria support its use. Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Riding distance assist goes a step further than adaptive cruise control to prevent you from rear-ending a driver in front of you. New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024 There’s also lane assist and adaptive cruise control, but who in their right mind needs that in a car like this? Jason Barlow, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adaptive cruise control 

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of adaptive cruise control was in 1988

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“Adaptive cruise control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adaptive%20cruise%20control. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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