Please see the following article posted to The Market Ticker blog. According to the author, the brakes on the car were applied until they literally disintegrated from the heat. Additionally, the drive by wire system on the car prevented the driver from manually shifting to neutral due to the load being applied. Very tragic accident, but so very avoidable if ‘overrides’ were in place. Here’s the link: http://market-ticker.org/archives/1922-Toyota-Cars-See,-I-Told-You-So.html