the "emergency" brake is actually the parking brake. it cannot hold up against engine power. if you have a car you can try this yourself. apparently the car in

the "emergency" brake is actually the parking brake. it cannot hold up against engine power. if you have a car you can try this yourself. apparently the car in question was stuck in a mode where there was a constant torque request (throttle setting) that was enough to overpower the brake. or, the car helpfully wouldn't allow engaging of the parking brake while the car was still in "D" mode. i would also have tried opening the door. many cars will take the car out of gear when a door is opened. (frustratingly to me, as it can in rare occasion be helpful to crack open the door when in reverse, to look down for parking lines etc. a very loud warning chime would be better for me personally than this nanny feature.)