Going back to its earliest incarnation, cruise control meant tugging on a dash- or floor-mounted mechanical throttle extension cable and giving it a twist to lock it in position. As rudimentary as it ...

With semi-autonomous active safety systems becoming commonplace, more and more vehicles are beginning to offer adaptive cruise control as either optional or standard equipment. You have probably seen ...

Technology in modern cars has come a long way over the past twenty years, bringing a variety of features to make driving more enjoyable, safer, and less strenuous for the modern motorist. Among these ...

It happened while I was reviewing a European automaker's flagship luxury sedan. I was creeping along on Interstate 93 in Boston, testing the active cruise-control system and marveling at the car's ...

Is cruise control helpful for fuel efficiency? In a word, yes, though there isn’t much recent research that quantifies just how much it can save. Eliminating or reducing the number of times a vehicle ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Part 1 discussed “surround sensing” and frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar as the basis of an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC). A Gunn oscillator (Gunn VCO) is often used to generate the ...

A:Hi Chris, and yes, you can diagnose this problem yourself. I have had a lot of questions on how to diagnose and repair cruise control for all different generations of the Corvette. Since you did not ...

The integration of Google Maps in Android Automotive will provide the application with plenty of new capabilities beyond the standard navigation package, and according to Google documents, these would ...

Land Rover is among the most iconic and legendary names in off-road and luxury vehicles. The brand’s SUVs have proven themselves in some of the world’s most challenging terrain but haven’t given up ...

Adaptive cruise control is an advanced safety feature that helps drivers maintain a safe following distance and speed. Here’s how it works. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from ...