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Masayuki Naruse of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, will present a paper on the safety of his single pedal automobile system to the Society of Automotive Engineers in the United States. The Naruse pedal has an attachment on the right hand side of the floor pedal for acceleration, so drivers hit that attachment with the right side of their foot to move forward, and step on the floor to brake. This prevents the accidents that occur when drivers mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake in an emergency. He has custom-fitted nearly 200 cars in Japan with the pedal, but the major automakers are not yet interested in the idea.