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 ...

Like regular cruise control systems that have been around for decades, adaptive cruise control keeps a vehicle cruising at a set speed selected by the driver. The system also maintains a set distance ...

Throughout the 20th century in particular, human transportation evolved in numerous major ways -- both on the ground and miles above it. Cars became the norm, prompting the designation of roads and ...

Adaptive cruise control has been offered on cars and some trucks for several years. It keeps a vehicle at the set road speed and adjusts it according to what it sees in traffic just ahead, slowing and ...

Ford Co-Pilot360 launched earlier this year as a new approach to adaptive cruise It’s an all too common problem for drivers in the U.S.: Sitting in idle traffic and staring at bright red lights as ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Some drivers love it while others don't trust it. The debate has played out in several cars, often between couples. Christine asked us: When should you use cruise control? Good Question.

Driving a motorcycle is very different from driving a car by nature of the two distinct designs. This is not just because of the discrepancy in wheel count, passenger capacity, and roofs (though some ...

Absolutely. If you're cruising along a mostly level highway, electronics generally are far better at avoiding the little speed-up/slow-down events that are inevitably caused by a weary accelerator ...

Almost continuously, someone in the world dies from a traffic accident; countless more suffer injuries. Moreover, the economic losses caused by traffic accidents are reaching astronomical proportions.