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WASHINGTON — General Motors says it will install a new brake-safety measure that can prevent unintended acceleration on all of its new vehicles worldwide by 2012.
The announcement Monday comes as federal regulators consider making the technology mandatory on new cars and trucks after Toyota’s problems with vehicles that can speed out of control.
Congress is also exploring the issue after holding a series of hearings last month on Toyota’s recall of millions of vehicles over gas pedals that get stuck or trapped on floor mats.
GM has not had major problems with unintended acceleration, but the company said it was taking the step as a means of reassuring customers about the safety of its vehicles.
