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Ralph Teetor (August 17, 1890 – February 15, 1982) was a prolific inventor who invented cruise control. He was the longtime president of the automotive parts manufacturer The Perfect Circle Co. (acquired in 1963 by Dana Holding Corporation , then sold to Mahle GmbH in 2007) in Hagerstown, Indiana , a manufacturer of piston rings .
Modern cruise control (also known as a speedostat or tempomat) was invented in 1948 by the blind inventor and mechanical engineer Ralph Teetor. [4] [5] He came up with the idea due to being frustrated by his driver's habit of speeding up and slowing down as he talked.
Cruise control automatically controls the rate of motion of a motor vehicle. The driver sets the speed and the system will take over the throttle of the car to maintain the same speed. Cruise control was invented in 1945 by a blind inventor and mechanical engineer named Ralph Teetor. His idea was born out of the frustration of riding in a car ...
Ralph R. Teetor was "one of the nation's best known automotive engineers" of his time. Now his story is being told. Documentary on Ralph R. Teetor, inventor of cruise control, to be screened in ...
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As General William S. Knudsen stated, the selection to the Hall of Fame included "Ten pioneers whose engineering and administrative genius made possible the present day." The selection was done in cooperation with the Automobile Manufacturers Association , the "National Automotive Golden Jubilee committee of which Knudsen was president.
William “Bill” Post, the native of Grand Rapids, Michigan who played a key role in creating Pop-Tarts, has died at the age of 96. ... Pop-Tarts co-inventor William ‘Bill’ Post dies at 96 ...
Ralph Teetor, inventor of cruise control and president of the Perfect Circle Corporation. Media. Radio. WBST (91.1 FM): Repeater for National Public Radio ...