In many driving situations the most logical thing to do is set your cruise control and let it keep you traveling at a ...

On a long, empty highway, there comes a moment when your right foot begins to feel the strain of holding a steady speed. That is exactly the situation modern cars were designed to make easier and ...

The cruise control setting in a manual-transmission car operates in a similar manner to that of an automatic — that is, the system locks the throttle into place to maintain a set speed. However, there ...

Ford this summer rolls out Intelligent Speed Limiter technology that reads traffic speed limit signs, and adjusts your car's cruise control accordingly. It lets you cruise 5 mph over the limit, but -- ...

Adaptive cruise control makes traveling on the highway a breeze, but drivers are apparently using it as a “tool for speeding.” That’s according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo's 2.0-liter EA888 turbo four-cylinder engine makes 268 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, which is 67 hp more than the standard engine. That's plenty ...

Ralph R. Teetor of Hagertown, Ind., is awarded a U.S. patent on Aug. 22, 1950, for a speed-control device that developed into modern cruise control. Speed governing devices had been in use since the ...