In their opinion, "there is a multi-decade history of the car companies and NHTSA blaming drivers for pressing the wrong pedal, even though their arguments are based on a case in which the car DID accelerate due to a design defect, and there have been recalls for design defects that led cars to accelerate on their own since then." Despite that, they also think using BTSIs "can help with that, and should be enforced for all vehicles."

Lakafossis told me that "this is pure speculation, probably based on the flawed theory about negative spikes." According to the accident investigator, "there is absolutely nothing that points toward this theory. It has been investigated many times, always with negative results." For Lakafossis, "it all boils down to neuroscience." "I can't think of any other possible explanation."

Let's hope that the Chinese recall solves this once and for all – and that it is applied to BEVs worldwide as well. The recall will be performed by over-the-air (OTA) updates, which makes that even more straightforward. That will work as an excuse for some people to argue it is not a recall. Still, only those more worried about their investments than about safety will ignore that any repair or update related to saving lives configures a recall. This one in China definitely fits that bill.