How to Use adaptive cruise control in a Sentence

adaptive cruise control

noun
  • What is adaptive cruise control?
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What is adaptive cruise control?
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Think of it as adaptive cruise control for the toughest off-road trails.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2021
  • For one, the adaptive cruise control is among the best in the industry.
    — The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2021
  • Both have adaptive cruise control, blind spot assist, auto high beams.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 31 July 2021
  • 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
  • The adaptive cruise control works to slow and accelerate based on what's in front of you.
    — Beth Nichols, Car and Driver, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Finally, keep in mind that adaptive cruise control is a driver aid.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • This doesn't require riders in front to stick to the middle of the lane, like with adaptive cruise control.
    — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The more advanced version of cruise control is adaptive cruise control.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The more advanced version of cruise control is adaptive cruise control.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The adaptive cruise control and lane centering functions are top-notch.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2021
  • The adaptive cruise control is also easy to use - just touch a button on the steering wheel to engage.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The steering wheel has intuitive stalks for adaptive cruise control.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The steering wheel has intuitive stalks for adaptive cruise control.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The improved adaptive cruise control is excellent at slow speeds and in stop-and-go traffic.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Safety features, such as adaptive cruise control and rear cross traffic alert, are standard as well.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Cars equipped with radar have been on the road since the 1990s as part of adaptive cruise control systems.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Most of the early adaptive cruise control systems sold 10 to 20 years ago were based on radar.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Plus, the adaptive cruise control driver assist works effectively in the bumper-to-bumper grind.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And more technology is now stored in the front bumper from parking sensors to cameras and adaptive cruise control.
    — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 29 July 2019
  • The bike's onboard radars already supported adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Between the lane-keeping system and the adaptive cruise control, the car can almost feel self-driving on the highway.
    — Christian De Looper, BGR, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Another that comes to mind is the following distance setting for the adaptive cruise control.
    — Dan Carney, Popular Science, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The refreshed Bolt will feature a sportier look, new seats, adaptive cruise control, and a few other minor changes.
    — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • Just the adaptive cruise control on my Tesla is prone to jerks and sudden stops on the small highways in and around London.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
  • An adaptive cruise control system is optional and is functional at speeds of up to 130 mph.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018
  • This is a hands-on lane centering and adaptive cruise control system that has been on the Leaf for several years already.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • The left spoke has controls for adaptive cruise control and lane keeping, the right spoke is for controlling settings and audio functions.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024

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