Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an important part of the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), which aims to improve the user’s driving experience by reducing their manual operation and optimizing the vehicles’ performance such as economy, comfort, and safety. With the gradual maturity of research on ACC, it presents various development trends. Among them, ecological adaptive cruise control (EACC) has great development potential in reducing emissions and improving driving range in internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and electric vehicles (EVs). This paper firstly reviews the components of classic ACC. Then the main design methods, research hotspots, and development trends of EACC for HEVs and EVs are introduced in detail. This paper not only provides a comprehensive analysis of EACC design and application in different type of vehicles but also forecasts the future research direction and trend, expecting to promote the further development of EACC efficiently.

自适应巡航控制（ACC）是高级驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）的重要组成部分，旨在通过减少用户的手动操作，优化车辆的经济性、舒适性和安全性等性能来改善用户的驾驶体验。随着ACC研究的逐渐成熟，呈现出各种发展趋势。其中，生态自适应巡航控制（EACC）在内燃机汽车（ICEV）、混合动力汽车（HEV）和电动汽车（EV）的减排和提高续驶里程方面具有巨大的发展潜力。本文首先回顾了经典ACC的组成部分。然后详细介绍了HEV和EV用EACC的主要设计方法、研究热点和发展趋势。