Brake Override System Could Have Saved the 19 Lives -- Toyota Not Putting It on All Models
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From: john on 9 Feb 2010 23:33 "No matter the cause of the problem floor mats, sticky pedals or electromagnetic interference engineers and safety regulators told the Free Press that brake override is the solution. Said Joseph Kanianthra, a former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration official: If the brake override was available in those vehicles, it could probably have prevented unintended accelebration. Full article at: http://www.freep.com/article/20100209/BUSINESS01/100209048/1332/business01/Why-wont-Toyota-install-brake-override-software-some-experts-ask
From: ACAR on 16 Feb 2010 20:32
On Feb 9, 11:33 pm, john <johngd...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "No matter the cause of the problem floor mats, sticky pedals or > electromagnetic interference engineers and safety regulators told > the Free Press that brake override is the solution. .... unless the driver panics and continues to press the throttle instead of the brake. but there's no chance that's the case, right? |