An adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle (100, 200), the adaptive cruise control comprising: a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a speed of the vehicle (100, 200) and output an indication of the detected speed; a user interface; a steering angle sensor configured to provide an indication of the direction a driver is steering the vehicle (100, 200); a forward facing sensor (140, 144) configured to detect objects in front of the vehicle (100, 200) and to provide an indication of the objects; and wherein the adaptive cruise control is configured to receive an indication from the user interface to set a cruising speed for the vehicle (100, 200), receive the indication of the vehicle's speed from the speed sensor, receive indications of detected objects from the forward facing sensor (140, 144), to receive indications of the steering angle from the steering angle sensor, determine whether to continue following a target vehicle based on the steering angle, and a projected path of the vehicle, and accelerate the vehicle (100, 200) to the cruising speed when the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle, characterized by when the driver bumps a steering wheel in a direction away from the direction the target vehicle is moving the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle. a vehicle speed sensor configured to detect a speed of the vehicle (100, 200) and output an indication of the detected speed; a user interface; a steering angle sensor configured to provide an indication of the direction a driver is steering the vehicle (100, 200); a forward facing sensor (140, 144) configured to detect objects in front of the vehicle (100, 200) and to provide an indication of the objects; and wherein the adaptive cruise control is configured to receive an indication from the user interface to set a cruising speed for the vehicle (100, 200), receive the indication of the vehicle's speed from the speed sensor, receive indications of detected objects from the forward facing sensor (140, 144), to receive indications of the steering angle from the steering angle sensor, determine whether to continue following a target vehicle based on the steering angle, and a projected path of the vehicle, and accelerate the vehicle (100, 200) to the cruising speed when the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle, characterized by when the driver bumps a steering wheel in a direction away from the direction the target vehicle is moving the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle. receive an indication from the user interface to set a cruising speed for the vehicle (100, 200), receive the indication of the vehicle's speed from the speed sensor, receive indications of detected objects from the forward facing sensor (140, 144), to receive indications of the steering angle from the steering angle sensor, determine whether to continue following a target vehicle based on the steering angle, and a projected path of the vehicle, and accelerate the vehicle (100, 200) to the cruising speed when the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle, characterized by when the driver bumps a steering wheel in a direction away from the direction the target vehicle is moving the adaptive cruise control determines not to continue following the target vehicle.