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Re:Toyota's firmware: Bad design and its consequences by Arjuna on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @05:06PM (#6637417)
"Just like the big red STOP button you'll find on every table saw, drill press, etc."

For those that like finding out, "What's the formal name for that?"... it's called a kill switch:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_switch

For further reading, see the related "Dead man's switch":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_switch

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