Field Study Found Adaptive Cruise Control Reduced Speed Fluctuations by 59 Percent and Increased Average Speed by Up to 2.2 mph Compared to Conventional Vehicles. METHODOLOGY Eighty participants from the area of Thornburg, Virginia, drove a test vehicle nine loops around a test track where each loop consisted of two trials through a traffic signal. The test… Content type Benefit Date Posted 01/28/2026 Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14) Geolocation links Thornburg