The cruise control systems found in manual-transmission cars work by locking the throttle to a set speed, while the clutch pedal disengages or pauses cruise.

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 ...

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 ...

Cadillac Super Cruise is a semi-autonomous hands-free driving system for use on limited access highways. With Super Cruise, highway driving—or, ahem, cruising—is easier and more comfortable because ...

Ford BlueCruise is a Level 2 advanced driving assistance system (ADAS). It pairs a vehicle’s adaptive cruise control system with a lane-centering assistance system and provides hands-free driving ...

Advanced driver assistance systems have gained in popularity over the past decade or so, with systems like adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking becoming fixtures in modern cars.

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

In the 1970s, a lengthy Interstate trip could be both tedious and tiring due to those nasty 55 MPH speed limit signs, a part of the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act, signed by President Nixon ...

When it comes to driving on the highway, it can be a bit of a slog, can't it? The miles, the cars on the road, the time it takes to go from A to B. It's easy for drivers to become distracted or even ...

Off-road driving is a delicate (and ever-changing) dance of obstacle avoidance, tire placement, steering inputs, throttle touch, and brake control. Some manufacturers understand this, and these ...