Mazda to follow Toyota in adding brake override systems to its vehicles

Posted: Mar 09, 2010
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Mazda announced today that it will install brake override systems in new models amid news of recalls of more than 8 million vehicles of Toyota vehicles. According to Mazda spokesman Kotaro Minagawa, the new features will be give brakes priority if the accelerator and the brake pedals are pressed together.

Mazda said that all future vehicles worldwide will be equipped with the brake override technology. It did not say when it will start rolling out the future or what model will get the technology first.

“We are not aware of any malfunctions or instances of runaway Mazda vehicles or related accidents that would necessitate a brake override system,” Minagawa said.

Mazda, which is owned 11 percent by FoMoCo, said that the update is a safety enhancement and said it was not promoted by reports of braking or acceleration issues. We believe otherwise – either way, kudos to Mazda.

- By: Kap Shah

Source: Automotive News (Subscription Required)


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  • wwide4082

    Wanna talk about spinning out of control Toyota is Dropping the ball in a huge way.
    Another very public runaway car related to the pedal recall http://www.carpedalrecall.com check if your car is affected
    but then recalling all Tundra trucks from 2000 – 2003 so many they don't even release a number of affected vehicles .
    I Can't see it getting any better for them any time soon , just worse …