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.
Emergency brakes are not discontinued. But I do understand what you’re getting at. Thank God in my vehicle all I Gotta do is push down on it with my foot. Also people panic, you can always shove your vehicle in the park. It would fuck it up completely but you should sure would slow you down
Transmission geek here. If you try to put a modern car in park while moving the computer will not execute the shift. It will give you a "shift denied" or some other message on the driver info center. Even older cars (my knowledge starts with 60's), the parking pawl cannot engage until the car is going less than 2-3 MPH. Above that the parking pawl (the metal device that locks the transmission from rotating) will just bounce off the notches it mates into to lock until the car is stopped or nearly stopped. It will make a very disturbing buzzing sound, but will not even provide much in the way of deceleration.