alt Hacker NewsThat's a lot of thought and action in a unexpected and very fast-moving situation. I don't think that's a realistic expectation, except perhaps for trained personnel like airplane pilots.
That's a lot of thought and action in a unexpected and very fast-moving situation. I don't think that's a realistic expectation, except perhaps for trained personnel like airplane pilots.
Stomp on brakes is pretty basic, and all that was ever needed for overpowering a prius's engine/motor.
This "scandal" was never about mechanical failures. It was almost certainly about driver error and mass hysteria.
As for Toyota settling, had this been Ford or Chevy, the government wouldn't have had the appetite to go after them for what was always a non-issue. It was just less expensive for Toyota to fix floor mats and pay a billion to put it all behind them.