Under congressional grilling, Toyota agreed to add brake-override systems to all new vehicles beginning with 2011 models. A brake-override system overrides the accelerator, not the brakes. If a driver ...

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Toyota Motor began facing complaints of runaway cars years ago, but the company did not install "brake override" systems in those vehicles, even as several other automakers deployed the technology to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – New cars and light trucks would have to have override systems to prevent unintended acceleration when the gas pedal and brake are applied at the same time or accelerator control ...

Reports suggest that the cost of the override system is about US$50 per car but that cost will come down if the technology is more widely attempted. Reuters said Honda, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Subaru and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday his agency may recommend that all new vehicles sold in the U.S. be equipped with brakes that can override the gas pedal. The idea ...

Federal regulations proposed Thursday would require new cars and light trucks to have override systems to prevent unintended acceleration when the gas pedal and brake are applied at the same time, or ...

General Motors is to add brake override to all passenger cars worldwide with transmission and electronic throttle control. The change involves modifying electronic controls to reduce power to the ...

The /*National Highway Traffic Safety Administration*/ proposed on Thursday to change accelerator testing standards for most new cars and many trucks and buses. The override systems, which activate ...

April 12 (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday announced a proposal that would require brake override systems on all new passenger cars and trucks, likely by the 2015 model year. The U.S ...