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RetuenOfDevsman posted...

Wouldn't have been accurate anyway. The reason "accelerator" isn't accurate is because, for example, if you have hit top speed, it will not accelerate any further

Nope. It will still apply acceleration in order to resist the various other forces that are trying to slow you down. Relatively this would result in a derivative of zero, but that's only because forces external to the vehicle are applying acceleration in the opposite direction.

RetuenOfDevsman posted...

if you partially release the pedal, the car will decelerate even though you're pushing the pedal.

See above, only difference is that now the accelerator is not applying enough acceleration to maintain equilibrium so you result in a negative derivative.