Is cruise control standard on all Gladiators?

[hpva]

Does cruise control come standard on all Gladiators or is it an option?

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[Jefe1018]

As far as I am aware, it is standard on all vehicles.

Adaptive cruise control on the other hand is part of the advanced safety group.

 

[Rahkmalla]

it's standard. the lowest model i've test driven was a willys sport (manual locks and windows) and it had normal cruise control.

 

[hpva]

As far as I am aware, it is standard on all vehicles.

Adaptive cruise control on the other hand is part of the advanced safety group.

I thought it was standard on all vehicles to but a friend of mine bought a 23 Ford Ranger and it came without cruise control.

 

[TheRealStreetcommander]

Hat-tip, Jeep/Mopar/Stellantis. I don’t believe in the nanny-state but if any feature should actually be mandated on modern transportation, it should be cruise control. You should not be on any highway in the left lane unless your CC is both set for 10mph over the posted limit, and you are steadily overtaking traffic in the right lane. Every bit of driver attention directed at speed control is attention not directed at driving safely and courteously.

For any modern drive by wire, gov mandated TSC equipped vehicle to be shipped without it, it is the height of contemp and disrespect for the consumer, shown by manufacturers.

 

[sharpsicle]

Every bit of driver attention directed at speed control is attention not directed at driving safely and courteously.

Not that I don't like cruise control, but I find the exact opposite happens. Maintaining speed manually actually increases your attention level, as it forces consistent interaction with the vehicle and keeps the mind active. Cruise control, like any other type of automation, increases the chances of your attention drifting off because you're not actively involved in the activity. Studies have also shown this.

 

[Great Offender]

I have a "new to me" 21 Sport and I do not see it as an option on the original sticker.

 

[Mr._Bill]

Hat-tip, Jeep/Mopar/Stellantis. I don’t believe in the nanny-state but if any feature should actually be mandated on modern transportation, it should be cruise control. You should not be on any highway in the left lane unless your CC is both set for 10mph over the posted limit, and you are steadily overtaking traffic in the right lane. Every bit of driver attention directed at speed control is attention not directed at driving safely and courteously.

For any modern drive by wire, gov mandated TSC equipped vehicle to be shipped without it, it is the height of contemp and disrespect for the consumer, shown by manufacturers.

Not everyone likes to use the cruise control. It is dangerous for inattentive drivers, as it allows them to plow into stopped or slowing traffic. I have the ACC/FCW and think that combination should be on any vehicle equipped with cruise control.

 

[Lunentucker]

Mine came with both the standard and adaptive. For those who don't know, the adaptive doesn't replace the stock standard cruise control. It's a separate set of buttons, and you can run either of your choosing.

I find myself opting for the standard cruise control more and more, because adaptive starts slowing me down when I get behind slower traffic, even though I fully intended to pass them when closer.

Yes, the adaptive has various distance settings, but they don't seem to align well with my sense of when and why a lane change decision should be made.

Left lane campers are some of the lowest life forms on the planet, and I refuse to set my cruise and get over there and ignore what's behind me.
If I'm doing +10 and you come rolling up at +15, have at it.
You can be rushing for any reason or no reason. That's not my business.

I think if I bought again I'd forego the adaptive cruise.

Yeah, I'm well beyond the scope of the OP's question, but that's already been answered.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...fety-distracted-driving-study-aaa/2639356001/

 

[TheRealStreetcommander]

Left lane campers are some of the lowest life forms on the planet, and I refuse to set my cruise and get over there and ignore what's behind me.
If I'm doing +10 and you come rolling up at +15, have at it.
You can be rushing for any reason or no reason. That's not my business.

We’ll said. Adaptive cruise reinforces and even normalizes the abhorrent behavior of the scum of the earth driving slow in the left lane.

If our authorities really cared about the environment, resources preservation, or the quality of life of the governed, they would redirect LE to identify and target drivers who fail to merge at or above the speed limit, camp in the left lane, and the drivers who actually start the traffic slowing patterns by way of their excessive slowing and impediment of traffic flow. Stop penalizing the productive class and begin penalizing the takers and drainers on society.

 

[Mr._Bill]

We’ll said. Adaptive cruise reinforces and even normalizes the abhorrent behavior of the scum of the earth driving slow in the left lane.

If our authorities really cared about the environment, resources preservation, or the quality of life of the governed, they would redirect LE to identify and target drivers who fail to merge at or above the speed limit, camp in the left lane, and the drivers who actually start the traffic slowing patterns by way of their excessive slowing and impediment of traffic flow. Stop penalizing the productive class and begin penalizing the takers and drainers on society.

If authorities really cared about the environment, they would be writing tickets for anyone exceeding the posted speed limit.

 

[NOTJeepBeerSleep]

If authorities really cared about the environment, they would be writing tickets for anyone exceeding the posted speed limit.

this makes zero sense.

 

[sharpsicle]

this makes zero sense.

It all makes zero sense.

After all, a simple question of "is cruise control standard" got quickly turned into a government-rights soap box and the prelude to an environmental debate.

 

[Mr._Bill]

this makes zero sense.

According to the EPA, higher speeds are less efficient and create higher emission levels. As such, exceeding the posted speed limit damages the environment. Therefore, if authorities cared about the environment, they would be ticketing anyone exceeding the posted speed limit.

Are you not old enough to remember the days of the national double nickel limits?

 

[TheRealStreetcommander]

Every vehicle indeed has a speed where it operates most efficiently. That speed is different for every make, model, and configuration of each vehicle. The speed limit is not and could not be universally set based on such a variable number.

Broader point being ignored: Even if there was a magical and universal government peak efficiency speed limit all vehicles magically achieved — the moment your selfish, virtue signaling, Ivy-league educated, imaginary driver merging onto the interstate at no greater than 2.5% throttle position (because he loves the baby seals and demands his lattes be softly quenched with organic oat-milk) sets off the hellish chain reaction of daily traffic; any efficiency gains from that magical government speed limit is forfeited. That loss is many orders of magnitude greater than whats lost driving 10mph over the limit. Not to mention the very real costs of time, productivity, and the general welfare lost in traffic.

There’s nothing outrageous about suspecting the world may be a much better place if our government promoted the productive class over the parasitic class.

Cruise control is a truly wonderful thing. If you are a driver who can’t use it responsibly, you probably should not be driving at all.

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