In other words, is the accelerator controlled directly by a throtle cable as was the case in all cars until just recently, or is the gas pedal on Toyota's what's known as a 'drive-by-wire' setup in which the variable position of the pedal via your foot sends an electronic signal to the computer, effectively making a suggestion that you'd like to accelerate, but it's the COMPUTER that actually applies the gas by sending a control signal to a solenoid at the throttle body...