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First Automobile was created
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Cruise control developed
Ralph Teeter, a blind man, senses by ear that cars on the Pennsylvania Turnpike travel at uneven speeds, which he believes leads to accidents. Through the 1940s he develops a cruise control mechanism that a driver can set to hold the car at a steady speed. Unpopular when generally introduced in the 1950s, cruise control is now standard on more than 70 percent of today’s automobiles. -
Auto Repair Shops were created
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McDonalds
Ray Kroc bought a six restaurant chain named McDonald's and opened up the first modern day McDonald's in Des Plaines, IL in 1954. -
Interstate Highway
The Interstate Highway System was authorized on June 29, 1956 by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956. -
Semi trucks to transport goods
Semi trucks are now being used to move goods other than by train or waterway -
Electronic fuel injection system developed
An electronic fuel injection system is developed in Britain. Fuel injection delivers carefully controlled fuel and air to the cylinders to keep a car’s engine running at its most efficient.