Adaptive cruise control is designed to take the stress out of driving by maintaining a driver-selected distance from the vehicle in front of the driver. It monitors the headway interval between the car in front of the driver and maintains a safe distance by controlling throttle and brake control. The desired distance from the vehicle in front can be set by the driver. When the gap narrows, the system emits an audible warning or automatically slows the vehicle down.
In contrast to conventional static headlamps, adaptive forward lighting systems can vary the length, width and direction of the beam pattern. The reflector electronically swivels to the left or the right, depending on the angle of the steering wheel and the vehicle speed. When using the low beam, the system directs the light beam to the exact area that needs illumination, the direction in which the vehicle is moving.