It's too soon to blame drivers for cars' sudden acceleration

摘要

Were incidents in which Toyota cars unexpectedly accelerated simply down to driver error? Early investigations of some of the vehicles involved suggest they may have been. But there are still concerns over the safety of electronic throttle.systems, which may have played a part in the cases of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA), Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that information held on data recorders from dozens of Toyotas involved in SUA incidents suggested that throttles had been fully open and brakes not applied at the time, according to an initial analysis by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). That would be consistent with drivers hitting the gas when they wanted to brake.