Editing Cruise control (section)

{{Short description|Engine System that automatically controls the speed of a motor vehicle}}
{{Other uses|Cruise Control (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Cruise Control.svg|thumb|right|Common cruise control icon on dashboards specified by ISO-7000-2047, ISO 2575:2010, and ISO 6727. Another icon exists for the more modern [[adaptive cruise control]], but some cars also use the cruise control icon for the [[speed limiter]] function, which has no standard icon.]]

'''Cruise control''' (also known as '''speed control''', '''cruise command''', '''autocruise''', or '''tempomat''') is a system that automatically controls the [[speed]] of an [[automobile]]. The system is a [[servomechanism]] that takes over the car's [[throttle]] to maintain a steady speed set by the driver.