As it happens, Toyota later announced that it is planning to install as standard equipment a brake override system in which the brake will stop the car even if the accelerator is pressed simultaneously.

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For example, you can create an out-of-office message that includes a link to an online form that a person can use to override your filter system and send a text message to your phone.

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The system can be automated, although an operator is able to override it.

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That required him to override the route that had been programmed into his ship's navigation system, according to Costa Crociere.

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If you come home unusually early, you can override your settings by pressing the "occupancy" buttons to flip the system from "out" to "in".

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