Before you can know the truth, you have to look at the lies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9311_Toyota_vehicle_recalls
From 2007 to now Toyota manufactured vehicles with electronic ignition, electronic brakes, electronic starting, electronic steering and electronic acceleration. In other words, there was no physical, mechanical failsafe for the control of the vehicles.
Time and time again they tried to blame it on something mechanical going on. Floor mats? No. A metal pin missing under the dash? No.
Here's the truth: they turned to a completely electronic control system and the damned things would wig out, the computer would lock all input from the user, and then max out the acceleration (pedal to the floor).
Grandma would be in a ride to hell in 6 seconds flat.
You might think "Oh, I'll just use the brakes!" Nope... They are electronic too.
"I'll just use the emergency brakes!" Nope... Discontinued.
"Oh! I'll take the key out of the ignition! Can't run without the key" Nope... You wanted the push-to-start, it is all electronic. Key in hand, the car is still in a death spiral.
"Well, shit... Here comes a wall..."
And then began the long string of out-of-court settlements paying off families to keep quiet about their loved ones dying in crashes exceeding 120 mph.
Now, what if that was just the trial runs for a new technology? What if they DeepState were simply introducing a new way to cut whistleblower's lives short? It would be quite easy to explain away as an accident. No proof, either, because the computer would most certainly be wrecked beyond function.
More cars than ever are running all-electronic systems. It is cheaper and more corruptible. You want your AI controlled driver? Well, be prepared to go to work every day knowing someone can press your ticket at the push of a button.
Dig deep. People have died. They continue to do so. Nothing new here. Just another distraction from the real news.
Former Lexus Tech here: Initially there was no override. One of the procedures of the recall, along with modifying the sound deadener/carpet under the pedals, was to go in and program a brake override into each vehicle.
You could press both the brake and gas, and the car would keep going, before this override was programed.
I've heard that certain old trucks made before a certain time are impervious to being remote jacked... can you provide any more details as to what cars are immune from this. Are all modern cars able to be remotely hijacked?
Many components are cheaply mass produced in China and sold to all the manufacturers to be assembled in their line. I have personally experienced the a failure in the same wiring harness for the blower motor resistor on 2 different 2008 Toyota Tacomas, and on a 2012 Ford Expedition. All three failed within a year of each other.
Ford is now making people bring their newer trucks to a technician to change the battery, or at the very least, the average auto parts store is no longer doing the complimentary exchange. Learn to turn a wrench and keep your old vehicles. Before long, you won’t even be able to change your own light bulbs.
First I should clarify that it was a firmware update that was given to us and flashed onto the ECM.
It would stand to reason that any vehicle without electronic assisted steering, braking, etc should be immune. But I couldn't tell you if those still wouldn't be vulnerable to some degree, besides being tracked
My 2010 Chrysler vas has steering and brakes hydraulic, which is great. Throttle is electronic, unfortunately, but I've been considering modding on the old style mechanical wire-driven throttle onto it.
Manual transmissions make remote override impossible. Rev the engine all you want, I can still yank that bitch out of gear.
Don’t worry, Chevy is working hard to even make that a thing of the past, as they implement a dual clutch automated transmission that appears to the user to operate like a manual transmission.
Most vehicles still have a manual method of gear selection. If the accelerator 'sticks', bump it from D to Neutral. Let the engine rev itself to death, but at least you can coast.
Bottom line being, knock it into neutral. And if you have one of the electronic dial gear selectors that wont let you, then, well, hope the air bags do their job.
It's connected to a sensor that's connected to a computer. Cars are not analog anymore. They are meant to 'feel' that way because that feel has value, but they aren't.