#281, Automotive legend: Ralph Teetor
The Weekly Driver Podcast by James Raia and Bruce Aldrich
Episode notes
A strong argument could be made that Ralph Teetor is responsible for what is now called autonomous driving.
Blind since he was a young boy, Teetor invented cruise control in the 1940s. It was one of more than 40 patents granted to a native of Indiana who died in 1982.
Inventor Ralph Teetor.
Teetor will be inducted posthumously into the National Inventors Hall of Fame on May 9 in Washington, D.C.
Jack Teetor, the inventor's great-nephew, is our guest this week on The Weekly Driver Podcast.
Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss with Teetor the family legacy and the fascinating life of his great-uncle.
Teetor has spent many years making the documentary film “Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story.” Screenings of the film are scheduled throughout the county in the coming months.
As Teetor shares, his great-uncle was remember ...
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