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 ...

While the auto industry wrestles with the semantics of self-driving and the technical shortcomings of systems that claim to take the place of the driver, it is reassuring to experience a technology ...

Cruise control has, at least in principle, been a part of the automotive world as long as automobiles have existed -- some vehicles from the turn of the 20th century were fitted with speed governors, ...

Adaptive, radar-based cruise control systems focus on convenience and safety, but Mercedes-Benz has developed a new feature that may also save gas. Dubbed Predictive Powertrain Control, Mercedes ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

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 ...

For the second year in a row, Euro NCAP’s highest-scoring car for overall safety is a Mercedes-Benz. Advanced safety tech in ...

The German firm’s most luxurious model will feature more than 2,700 new or updated components.

As the auto industry enters a new decade, the onetime imminence of self-driving cars gives way to a humbler reality: Major regulatory and technological hurdles remain before mass-market autonomous ...

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 ...