The study shows that "comfort-enhancing systems" like adaptive cruise control (ACC) "appear not to have beneficial effects on safety." A recent study, spurred on by a series of Tesla crashes ...

For instance, the NHTSA just issued a recall related to a more serious issue pertaining to the vehicle's ability to automatically brake while the adaptive cruise control (ACC) system is turned on.

“When adaptive cruise control is engaged and senses a need for deceleration, the vehicle may not brake to sufficiently slow or stop the vehicle,” the agency said. The NHTSA noted that the ...