When the driver depresses the throttle, the HTT initially acts like an electric supercharger.
And Audi claimed that drivers mistakenly depressed the accelerator instead of the brake when they wanted to stop.
To stop the tractor, the driver depressed the clutch.
All cruise control systems must be capable of being turned off both explicitly and automatically when the driver depresses the brake, and often also the clutch.
As the driver depresses the accelerator pedal, it acts on a pedal position sensor integrated in the pedal bracket.
It also calculates the optimal braking force required to avoid an accident in emergency situations, and makes it immediately available for when the driver depresses the brake pedal.
The driver either accidentally hits the accelerator instead of the brake, or depresses the accelerator and the brake simultaneously.
The fleeing car made a screaming turn from the dirt road onto the pavement, and suddenly the blood-red brake lights flared into brilliance as the driver frantically depressed the brake pedal.
In one panic stop, I benefited from a braking feature that adds full force to the brakes when it senses an emergency, based on how quickly the driver has depressed the brake pedal.
The transmission shifted into high speed range, the driver then depressed the accelerator pedal, and continued accelerating.