In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes obtaining sensor data via one or more sensors of a vehicle; and adjusting a speed of the vehicle during cruise control, via instructions provided by a processor of the vehicle, as the vehicle performs a cornering maneuver, the adjusting including decreasing the speed of the vehicle so as to be less than a manually inputted speed for the cruise control, during one or more first intervals of the cornering maneuver, based on the sensor data and in accordance with the instructions provided by the processor; and increasing the speed of the vehicle so as to return to the manually inputted speed for the cruise control, during one or more second intervals of the cornering maneuver that are subsequent to the one or more first intervals, based on the sensor data and in accordance with the instructions provided by the processor.