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$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."
Anybody who uses cruise control should be banned from driving. The whole point is that the driver should be in control of the vehicle at all times. All cruise control does is encourage morons to take an opportunity to paint their toenails or gasbag on the phone. A couple of weeks ago I even saw a guy steering with his knees while playing jazz riffs on a fucking trumpet (just when I thought I had seen it all).
The entire range of Subaru Imprezas.
Don't know about the models after 2007.
Because even in the extremely rare cases where the throttle does stick wide open, ALL cars can still be stopped by using the brakes, and/or putting the car into neutral.
Yes, all cars, except for those which disable the breaks, transmission shifting, and even turning off the engine while accelerating.