A Wild Card:

It’s okay because floormats weren’t actually the culprit. Society had the choice of blaming a dead person or a floormat and we chose the polite answer instead of the correct one.

People still think Toyotas were accelerating uncontrollably? Now that’s crazy!

Two drivers seats. Passenger/co-pilot can take over while driving.

The answer is hiding in plain sight. Just look at the early design sketch.