Stuck accelerator

ROTFLMAO!

I lived through the Toyota "unexpected acceleration" fiasco. It ended when the brake controller records revealed they were manually commanded. So I'll wait for a description from one of my trusted technical sources.

Bob Wilson

 

This was news to me: Shareholder voting against Musk

As the biggest retail shareholder in Tesla, Koguan says that he has been unable to get in touch with the board to communicate his concerns.​

Koguan is not my financial advisor. So I'll still wait for the quarterly report on Tuesday. The election is still a ways off as is the appeal.

Bob Wilson

 

Do you trust the New York Times as a source?
Tesla Will Recall Cybertruck in Latest Setback

 

I have direct experience with the nearly identical Toyota fiasco.

I had just taken possession of a new, 2010 Prius, when a recall came out about loose floor mats. Checking my car, not only was the driver side floor mat not locked down, there were no hold down clips.

Within 24 hours, I drove to the dealer and got the clips. I installed the clips to make sure it was done right. Because, I had read the Saylor fatal accident reports:

. . . its investigation into the Aug. 28, 2009 crash, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said an ill-fitting mat installed by the dealership . . . held the accelerator in the open position.

The 2009 Lexus ES350 accelerated out of control on northbound state Route 125 in East County and crashed into a riverbed. Killed in the accident were Saylor; his wife, Cleofe; their 13-year-old daughter, Mahala; and Saylor’s brother-in-law, Christopher Lastrella. All of them lived together in Chula Vista.

After the luxury car reached speeds of 120 mph, it crashed near where SR-125 meets Mission Gorge Road in Santee. Saylor was a seasoned officer with years of experience patrolling from behind a wheel.​

My skepticism of the original report was born from the numerous false reports that Toyotas had a latent defect. But it turned out to be operator error. The few accelerator failures results in "limp home mode" at a maximum of 25 mph. The "New York Post" was a member of the yellow journalism, EEK EEK, crowd.

Bob Wilson