Smart Throttle Technologies Announces the Availability of The Decelerator, an Affordable Answer for the Current “Sudden Unintended Acceleration” Problems Plaguing Toyota Motor Corporation and Others

VENTURA, Calif.--Smart Throttle Technologies today announced a real solution to an endemic problem in the auto industry concerning computer-controlled acceleration and resulting Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA).

“The Decelerator is affordable and installs in minutes. Once installed, it will last the lifetime of the vehicle and provide protection against Sudden Unintended Acceleration. All we need now is a worldwide distributor.”

Don Cook, a 32 year auto technician from Ventura, CA, has invented and patented a brake override system known as “The Decelerator.” This critical safety device provides an answer to a vehicle’s SUA regardless of the cause (e.g. floor mat entrapment, accelerator pedal defects, electrical system failure, computer malfunction, human error, etc.). To date, recall efforts to remedy SUA have not solved the problem. Instead, car manufacturers have chosen to use a computer software “patch” rather than an independent brake override system such as The Decelerator.

Unfortunately, this software patch by the automaker relies on the same computer systems that can ultimately fail. If the vehicle’s on-board computer causes SUA, how will that same malfunctioning computer be trusted to activate the brake override? Such a computer malfunction within a vehicle can have deadly consequences. That is why it is predicted that the U.S. Government will soon mandate that all drive-by-wire automobiles be equipped with an independent brake override system such as The Decelerator.

The Decelerator is an affordable, stand-alone brake override system. In the rare event of SUA, The Decelerator instantly reduces the unintended high revving engine to a comfortable and manageable idle speed. The engine, steering, and braking functions are never lost. The Decelerator provides safety response to SUA for all computer-controlled drive-by-wire vehicles.

Currently, there are tens of millions of drive-by-wire vehicles (not just Toyotas) on the road. Many of these automobiles will not support the software patch or may be out-of-warranty with no offered solutions. The Decelerator is the answer to all of these vehicles SUA safety concerns.

“We have been testing and refining The Decelerator since August 2009,” says Inventor Don Cook. “The Decelerator is affordable and installs in minutes. Once installed, it will last the lifetime of the vehicle and provide protection against Sudden Unintended Acceleration. All we need now is a worldwide distributor.”

Cook adds, “The Decelerator is the solution to Toyota’s and other auto manufacturer’s SUA problems. We would welcome the opportunity to work with Toyota or other automakers in a joint effort to solve the SUA problems. Nobody else should die or suffer the loss of a loved one because of a vehicle’s Sudden Unintended Acceleration when there is now an affordable and complete solution to this problem.”