cruise control

noun

1. a system, available for some automobiles, motorcycles, etc., that automatically maintains a vehicle's speed by taking control of the accelerator.

cruise control

noun

1. a system in a road vehicle that automatically maintains a selected speed until cancelled

Example Sentences

It includes some of our must-have tech, such as automatic emergency braking and steering, adaptive cruise control with lane centering, and automatic high beams.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a blunt message for investors who have assumed the central bank would be on cruise control toward a third rate cut in December: Not so fast.

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This time, it was Nestor Cortes who was in cruise control, spinning six scoreless innings while retiring his first 16 batters.

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Grothues then spun a scoreless sixth — placing the Bruins in cruise control for the rest of the contest, earning the victory.

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Many everyday devices, like thermostats and cruise control, utilize linear controllers -- which use simple rules to direct a system to a desired value.

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