Today’s cars don’t look all that different from the cars of 10, 20, or even 30 years ago, but once you delve past the drivetrain, the seating configuration, or the body style, you’ll find today’s cars ...

It wasn’t that long ago that adaptive cruise control was only available in vehicles from premium brands like Mercedes-Benz and BMW. But the technology, which uses sensors — and in some cases cameras — ...

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an intelligent form of cruise control that slows down and speeds up automatically to keep pace with the car in front of you. The driver sets the maximum speed -- just ...

The concept of cruise control in cars has been around for decades, but it's only been in the last 10 to 20 years or so that it's really come into its own as a vital feature. The overall goal of basic ...

Dave Kuipers enjoys testing the limits of his 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T: "So far, the best (zero to 60 mph) I've been able to do is 5.6 seconds." But when the 57-year-old Grand Rapids Township ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

For more than a decade, the world's major automakers have been pursuing the goal of fully autonomous vehicle operation — a car that can literally drive itself. The goal has proven elusive, in part ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an automotive convenience or safety feature that allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt the vehicle's speed ...

It’s not a stretch to call cruise control one of the earliest driving aids. It wasn’t always electronic, and it certainly didn’t make your grandfather’s 1982 Cadillac Seville autonomous, but it was a ...