How does adaptive cruise control work? ACC systems use cameras, sensors and radar technology — or a combination of the three — to monitor the distance between your car and the car in front of you.

How Does Adaptive Cruise Control Work? Adaptive cruise control uses radar, lasers, cameras, or a combination of any of those items to calculate your surroundings. Its sensors and processors judge what ...

Researchers found a new kind of cruise control could save you time in traffic, after conducting an experiment on I-24 in Nashville.

Newer cars have adaptive cruise control. It can slow your car down if it senses the car in front of you slowing down, then speed up again when it's safe to do so.

But weather conditions and road surfaces must be ideal, or the system won’t work. Inclement weather can block radar sensors, and poor visibility or unmaintained roadways can make lane markers ...

Anyone who’s pulled a trailer for hours on the interstate knows how tempting that little cruise control button can be. Give your foot a break, lock in a speed, and just roll. Simple, right? Not always ...

Cars are getting smarter. Today's vehicles can automatically brake to avoid a rear-end collision, keep themselves centered in ...

Volkswagen's adaptive cruise control system attempted to accelerate one owner's car to 100 miles-per-hour in a 30 zone, report says ...

Cruise control has the obvious benefit of letting you take your foot off the gas without losing your car's momentum. But does it save gas as well?