No malice intended in my
No malice intended in my replies, just like the dialogue - Assuming the car somehow took control of the throttle and made the car accelerate, if the driver of a Camry put the brakes on firmly it would dramatically slow down. Why would they pump? Why would anyone pump brakes anyway in the era of anti-lock brakes "Stomp & Steer". Just for grins and giggles, if you look at M Barr's study of the software he surmised that during the sudden acceleration he imagined, that if someone did step of the brake and then back on that he thinks the throttle would close. He argued nobody would do that. - - On another topic, is every car maker right now that does not include every proven safety device unscrupulous? BMW's 5-series does not have standard back-up cameras, but the Toyota Corolla does. The Tesla Model S has no forward collision mitigation - even as an option - but the Subaru Outback does. Brake over-rides were not required by any law in 2005 and remember, brake overrides do not work at all when a person is flooring the gas, thinking they are stepping on the brake. Which is why there are still many cases of people accelerating into building, pedestrians, etc. in new cars. Forward collision mitigation does help with that on some cars today, but not all - are all the automakers now guilty of unscrupulous business practices?