Smart gets dumb on adaptive cruise control

Adaptive cruise

The Smart division of Mercedes-Benz has created a very different set of images to represent Adaptive Cruise Control, starting with the 2024 Smart 5 model. Gone are the speedometer dials, images of cars and representations of distances between cars.

Smart is now using a semi circle with a number in it and the word MAX below. The circle is seemingly meaningless, but the number is the set speed and we can assume that MAX is the maximum speed.

In blue, the system is active. In gray the system is ready and the yellow/amber/orange version that adds an exclamation point is a fault indicator as would be expected.

All the while, the company also uses a very different set in a system titled Smart Pilot Assist that includes adaptive cruise control. The symbols use more the more traditional dial and auto images. See the page here.

The end result with the adaptive cruise control page is that there are now well over 60 variations of indicators using five colors. They range from latest trend of white and gray to blue, green, yellow/amber/orange and red.

All over the map. That page can be seen here.

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