Method and system for indicating vehicle braking in an adaptive speed control system

This invention relates to a method and system for indicating to an operator of a vehicle a vehicle braking event commanded by an adaptive speed control system (10). The method includes determining the occurrence of a vehicle braking event commanded by the adaptive speed control system (10), and activating a vehicle braking indicator (26) in response to the occurrence of the vehicle baking event, where the vehicle braking indicator (26) is perceptible by the vehicle operator. The system includes a controller (12) capable of determining the occurrence of a vehicle braking event commanded by the adaptive speed control system (10) and generating a vehicle braking event signal in response to the occurrence of the vehicle braking event, where the vehicle braking event signal is operative to activate the vehicle braking indicator (10).