Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)

SeattleLion

Actually, adaptive cruise control uses millimeter radar. No radar detector picks up that very high frequency radar band. I had adaptive cruise control in Prius (sold it for the Z). It was perfect! I could just set it and take my foot off the accelerator. The ACC applied brakes when needed. It threw control back to me under 20 mph.

Toyota put it on the 2010 Prius (taken, I assume, from Lexus).

sonic370

is that with or without stuck pedal. sorry couldn't help myself

SeattleLion

Actually, before I bought the 2010 Prius, I had a 2006 Prius. That car really did have unintended acceleration. Not the stuck pedal variety. I find that hard to believe. In my case, the car would just take off at full throttle. I could stop it by applying the brakes. The Prius has brake pedal priority. For a while I thought I was dreaming. It usually occured when I was entering a freeway. I always put it off to my lead foot. Then one day I was stopped at a light. I gently started releasing the brake pedal, and the damn car tried to take off. I immediately hit the pedal and the engine subsided. I released it again and it tried to take off. Finally, after I turned the cruise control on and off, the car began to behave normally. That's why I traded the 2006 for the 2010.

A year later (beginning of September of this year (2010)) I just found myself avoiding driving. I realized that as cool as the hybrid technology is, the Prius is just not fun to drive. So, since this is the 40th anniversary of the 240Z and I had one of the first of those (serial 11035), it seemed that fate intended for me to get a 370. So, I did. I got the touring coupe with the sport and navi options. I love it!