GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First car made with Teetor’s cruise control method was the
A
Henry Ford Forks wagon
B
Chrysler Imperial
C
Rolls Royce
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1958, Chrysler’s Imperial became the first car to implement Teetor’s invention, initially under the name “Auto-pilot, ‘’ although the company would eventually use the moniker we know today.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first version of cruise control appeared in the early 1900s, in a Wilson-Pilcher car. The driver was able to set the chosen speed using a lever on the steering column. What we’d consider modern cruise control came about in the late 1940s, invented by a man named Ralph Teetor.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first cars to boast the new cruise control technology were the 1958 Chrysler Imperial, New Yorker and Windsor. By 1960, cruise control was a standard feature on all Cadillacs.

Detailed explanation-4: -While speed control was used in automobiles as far back as the beginning of the twentieth century, modern cruise control was invented in 1948 by the American engineer Ralph Teetor. The idea came to him while riding as a passenger in a car driven by his lawyer, who kept speeding up and slowing down every time he talked.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1945, automotive engineer Ralph Teetor was responsible for creating the technology we now know as Cruise Control – one of the first steps towards autonomous vehicles. He accomplished this and many other innovations without the benefit of sight.

There is 1 question to complete.