Sudden unintended acceleration

Toyota Launches New Acceleration Suppression System

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Toyota City, Japan, July 1, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it has developed a new Acceleration Suppression System, in addition to its existing system, to help further deter serious accidents and reduce damage caused by misapplication of the accelerator pedal.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, July 1, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it has developed a new Acceleration Suppression System, in addition to its existing system, to help further deter serious accidents and reduce damage caused by misapplication of the accelerator pedal.
  • On July 1, Toyota launched this system as "Plus Support" for new cars and added the function in the "Pedal Misapplication Acceleration Control System II" retrofit device for use with existing cars.
  • Further information regarding Plus Support and Pedal Misapplication Acceleration Control System II that offer the Acceleration Suppression Function is as follows.
  • - This product adds acceleration suppression functionality to the existing "Pedal Misapplication Acceleration Control System," suppressing acceleration when pedal misapplication is detected, even if there are no obstacles in front of the vehicle.

eK X and eK Wagon Achieve Top Ratings for Preventive and Collision Safety Performance in JNCAP

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Both height kei wagons eK X and eK Wagon earned the highest ASV+++(2) rating in the preventive safety performance and the maximum five-star rating in the collision safety performance in the FY2019(3) JNCAP testing and assessment.

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  • Both height kei wagons eK X and eK Wagon earned the highest ASV+++(2) rating in the preventive safety performance and the maximum five-star rating in the collision safety performance in the FY2019(3) JNCAP testing and assessment.
  • The eK X and eK Wagon come equipped with driver assistance technology which encompasses preventive safety measures to support the drivers in avoiding collisions, or mitigate the collision damage.
  • Both the eK X and eK Wagon received full scores of lane departure prevention, pedal misapplication prevention and rear-view monitoring systems.
  • The eK X and eK Wagon offer high levels of collision safety performance by adopting MITSUBISHI MOTORS' RISE(5) safety body system.

Hagens Berman: Toyota Hit with Class-Action Lawsuit for Brake Defect Affecting Prius, Camry and Avalon Hybrid Models

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Monday, April 6, 2020

Crashes are happening because of this brake defect, and people are reporting injuries.

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  • Crashes are happening because of this brake defect, and people are reporting injuries.
  • Hagens Berman also represented Toyota owners against the automaker in what was then the largest automotive class action suit in history.
  • The lawsuit pertained to a defect in Toyota models causing sudden unintended acceleration and settled for $1.6 billion.
  • This isnt the first time we have caught Toyota in the crosshairs of a major safety defect, Berman added.