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- Cruise Control Device, 1979 - Modern cruise control devices were first offered on high-end automobiles in the late 1950s. Later, aftermarket devices like this 1979 Speedostat became generally available. These devices were reliable, accurate, and usually easy to install. They saved gas and prevented driver fatigue. The success of these devices led to cruise control becoming common on most vehicles today.
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Cruise Control Device, 1979
Modern cruise control devices were first offered on high-end automobiles in the late 1950s. Later, aftermarket devices like this 1979 Speedostat became generally available. These devices were reliable, accurate, and usually easy to install. They saved gas and prevented driver fatigue. The success of these devices led to cruise control becoming common on most vehicles today.
- "An Interesting Artifact," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020 - Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- August 28, 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"An Interesting Artifact," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020
Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.