- 5/13/2025
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Adaptive Cruise Control
No one can deny that cruise control is one of the most important safety and driver assistance systems found in cars, as millions of drivers around the world rely on it on a daily basis, especially those who drive their cars on highways frequently.
Adaptive Cruise Control is an advanced version of the regular cruise control system, and it differs from it in that it automatically increases or decreases the speed of the car based on the speed of the car in front of you.
It ensures that you stay at a safe distance from the car in front of you, while maintaining a certain speed with the help of cameras and radars. If the car in front of you slows down, it immediately slows down, and if it speeds up, it increases your car's speed as well without your intervention at all.
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Read more: How do I use cruise control?
How does adaptive cruise control work?
Adaptive Cruise Control works in different driving conditions as follows:
During normal driving
When you are driving your car on a highway or highway with cruise control active, the radars and cameras read the road ahead, and when a car enters in front of your car, the radars measure the distance between you and it and the speed difference, then the system works to speed up or slow down based on the speed of the car in front of you.
When the car in front of you goes out of the lane
When your car's speed is fixed based on the speed of the car in front of you but it suddenly exits the road, the system automatically raises or lowers the car's speed based on the speed that was previously set, and here you can raise or lower it based on the speed previously set when you activated the system.
When a car suddenly pulls in front of you
If you are driving with Adaptive Cruise Control on and a car in front of you enters the lane, it measures the distance between the two cars and adjusts the speed of your car according to the speed of the car in front of you, the faster it goes, the faster your car goes and vice versa.
When the car in front is slowing down
When the system detects that the car in front of you is slowing down, it adjusts the speed of your car automatically and without your intervention; as the cameras and radars are constantly reading the road and sending signals to the system to stabilize, raise or lower the speed regardless of the nature of the traffic in front of you.
Read more: Tips for using cruise control
Important tips while driving with Adaptive Cruise Control
Although it is an important, very comfortable and safe system, there are some tips that you must follow or some rules that you must adhere to while driving your car and the system is effective, namely:
Going uphill: This system is designed to read the road straight and long, but if your road is sloping up and down, it will have trouble tracking the movement of cars in front of you, so you should always monitor the road and pay attention to the speed of your car on these roads.
Driving on winding roads: As when driving on slopes, the cruise control system may have difficulty tracking the car in front of you if the road is winding a lot to the right and left, the radars or cameras may lose the ability to follow the car and this will affect the speed, so always pay attention on the roads and monitor the system at all times and do not rely on it 100%.
