Talks About Cars

Intelligent radar-based cruise control systems that maintain distances from vehicles is not new anymore but Nissan has taken this technology to new heights when it integrates an on-board navigation system that makes use of route information.

This new Intelligent Cruise Control system from Nissan can adjust vehicle speed in anticipation of an approaching curve. Then after it has pass the curve part of the road onto the straight road the system returns to its original speed.

Additional new feature of the Distance Control Assist, it alerts the driver to slow down despite of the accelerator being engaged. The accelerator pedal pushes back as a way of telling the driver to release the accelerator. In more serious situations, the system will give out audio warnings and messages to tell the driver to apply the brakes.

Nissan’s Intelligent Cruise Control system with Distance Control Assist may be controlled separately through the steering wheel controls. The system has also the ability to operate at full speed range starting at zero while early intelligent radar based systems have speed limitation in the range of 5 to 100km/h.