$1M Prize For Finding Cause of Unintended Acceleration

phantomfive writes "Edmunds Auto has announced that it will be offering a $1 million prize to anyone who can find the cause of unintended acceleration. As Wikipedia notes, this is a problem that has plagued not only Toyota, but also Audi and other manufacturers. Consumer Reports has some suggestions all automakers can implement to solve this problem, including requiring brakes to be strong enough to stop the car even when the accelerator is floored."

Comments

Outside the USofA???

[dltaylor]

Unless this problem is occurring in all areas where Toyota sells cars with electronic throttles, it is likely to be that Americans do not have to know how to drive in order to get a license.

If it is also occurring in those areas, why hasn't it been publicized in the USofA? (Oh, yeah: "no parrots were killed in the plane crash").

Re:Solution

[Hurricane78]

I’ve got my own sense of right and wrong, and don’t need anyone telling me what I should or should not do.

Left-foot breaking, motor breaking and manual transmission are all useful professional techniques.
Maybe you haven’t got the skill to use them. But I prefer to teach myself the skills, rather than just limiting my abilities.

For the same reason I also don’t just do trial-and-error cooking, but read up on the physics happening in gastronomy.
And I don’t just try to get girls. I make it a science. Because I just assume that I can become the best in the world, if I just want it enough.
Hasn’t failed me yet. Wouldn’t fail you too. :)