Manual-transmission cars usually come with cruise control, though it is slightly different from the automatic-car version. Here's what to know.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Mercedes-Benz offers an array of advanced driver aids designed to help prevent collisions and reduce the chances of injury should one occur. One such feature is Active Distance Assist Distronic, an ...

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 ...

The only thing worse than being stuck in a traffic jam is being stuck in a traffic jam that shouldn’t be there. "Phantom Jams" are those backups that occur on highways for seemingly no reason, then ...

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 ...