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by ikealampe200 859 days ago
This is not particularly advanced. Mercedes offers “Distronic” since 1999 and it seems Mitsubishi developed something similar even around 1992. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_cruise_control]
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Oh is that what "Distronic" does? I literally work there on a backend system that has that term for one of the features, and I've just never known. I always thought it sounded like something AV related (it sounded "disc" adjacent).
It is "disc" related, the discs in question are the brake discs.
Or, the system automatically keeps your car a specified distance from the vehicle in front of you.