Solve Unintended Acceleration, Win One Million Dollars

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The California Highway Patrol (at least in one case) says floor mats. Toyota says gas pedals...a university professor says electronics (but Toyota says it couldn't work the way he says in real life)...the feds say maybe radiation from outer space, Jim "Runaway Prius" Sikes said the brakes don't work (but Toyota and the feds' investigation said otherwise) and at least one driver says demonic possession.

So what's really causing unintended acceleration? Find the cause, prove it and get rich. As in a million dollars. Edmunds.com is running the contest. Details here.

Gentle reminder: Most fully-investigated cases have shown drivers were standing on the gas when they thought they were on the brake.

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Unintended Acceleration: Does It Come From Outer Space?

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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that NHTSA is looking into the possiblity that Toyota's sudden acceleration issues (assuming they have any apart from people standing on the wrong pedal) might be linked to cosmic rays.

Full article and a link to the .pdf of the anonymous tip to the Feds from "A concerned scientist" (really) here.

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