DETROIT — Millions of people drive cars with electronic throttle controls every day, but they probably never heard of the system until it got sucked into Toyota’s sudden-acceleration quagmire. This is ...

SANTA ANA – Toyota Motor Corp. was aware since 2004 that its vehicles with electronic throttle control systems had a much higher rate of complaints for sudden acceleration than its cars with ...

Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.5 million Ram pickup trucks worldwide to fix a software problem that can disable the ...

As the world's largest automaker recalls millions of cars to replace sticky accelerator pedals, safety questions arise related to car electronics. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, ...

Toyota’s biggest recall involving about 8 million units is due to a faulty accelerator pedal, and the Japanese car manufacturer explained that the error was not ...

New cars are confusing. With all the computers, sensors, and gadgets, it may seem like there's some sort of magical witchcraft taking place under the hood. We're here to show you how modern automotive ...

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to rebut claims that the electronics of its cars and trucks are to blame for unwanted acceleration problems that are behind the recall of more than 8 million ...

As you accelerate down the road and use your gas pedal to throttle in the appropriate amount of energy, you expect a smooth implementation from your foot to the motor. The electronic throttle control ...

Prepared remarks for House hearing don't reference electronic throttle. Feb. 23, 2010 — -- In remarks prepared for Congress, two top Toyota executives pledge a renewed commitment to quality–but ...

The electronic systems in modern cars and trucks under new scrutiny as regulators continue to raise concerns about Toyota vehicles are packed with up to 100 million lines of computer code, more than ...