[urq] Toyota should be talking to Audi....NAC

[Grant Lenahan]

the only racing application in which you might simultaneously want power and drag applied to the wheels ( they cancel) is trail braking while maintaining throttle in a car with slow throttle response - like a turbo car.

Grant


On Feb 26, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Nick Lawrence wrote:

> For my understanding,   on cars that have software to override the 
> accelerator when the brake is applied, to what degree does this happen?  For 
> example with brake on will the engine just make idle speed/power?
> Also I don't have racing experience so what scenario in racing benefits from 
> power on with brakes?
> Thanks for the explanations.
> 
> Nick  central Ohio
> 
> 
> 
>> It is my understanding from the reports that Toyota's drive-by-wire
>> system does not override the accelerator when the brake is applied.
>> VAG cars do, I believe, and probably most others...  so this
>> would be a software issue, but Toyota has not (yet) admitted to
>> an any software problem with regard to the UA issue.  This
>> is not to be confused with the separate Prius recall which _is_
>> software related.
>> 
>> Whatever the real problem is, it's like peeling an onion and
>> I am sure we haven't heard the last of it yet.
>> 
>> -Ti
>> 
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