If there's a silver lining in the rash of unintended acceleration claims that have popped up against Toyota as of late, it's that manufacturers from around the world are beginning to think about incorporating brake override systems in their products. General Motors has just announced that all of its vehicles with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control will boast an "enhanced smart pedal" by 2012.
Essentially, the unit will reduce engine power in the event that both the accelerator and brake pedals are depressed simultaneously. We're having a hard time envisioning an event that would cause us to stand on both pedals at the same time, but hey, it takes all kinds.
[Source: General Motors, Autoblog]
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/05/gm-will-have-brake-override-on-every-automatic-transmission-vehi/
OOYYO's comment: Ten out of ten for effort I say. I'm pleased to see that alot more thought goes into safety lately. Too bad it came after such an awful year of recalls, but non the less it's led to more safety concious manufacturing of vehicles.
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