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Mike Hawthorn famously (or infamously) died in a Jaguar with a hand throttle, which could be considered a simple form of "cruise control". It's the feedback sy
by foobar1962 8y ago
Mike Hawthorn famously (or infamously) died in a Jaguar with a hand throttle, which could be considered a simple form of "cruise control".
It's the feedback systems that make cruise control safe: controlling the car's speed and not the simpler task of controlling the throttle position.
- hartator 8y agoWhat feedback systems? The system described doesn’t seem that different of a regilar cruise control.
- twtw 8y agoRegular cruise control is a feedback system, comparing the current speed to the desired speed constantly and adjusting the throttle to make the two match. A fixed throttle would result in wildly varying speed based on road grade and other factors.