U.S. set to reveal findings on Toyota sudden acceleration

[Bozita]

Source: Detroit Free Press


U.S. set to reveal findings on Toyota sudden acceleration
4:46 PM, Feb. 7, 2011
By Greg Gardner
Detroit Free Press Business Writer

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will
present findings Tuesday of a 10-month
study of potential electronic causes of
unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

The NationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration commissioned the study last
spring in response to a request from
Congress. The agency enlisted engineers
from NASA with expertise in computer-
controlled electronics, electromagnetic
interference and software integrity. The
National Academy of Sciences is conducting
a separate study, the findings of which will
be disclosed later.

Toyota, which has recalled more than 8
million vehicles worldwide to repair or
replace accelerator pedals or remove
improperly positioned floor mats, insists
that only mechanical or equipment flaws
cause the problem. The automaker agreed
to pay a record $16.4 million fine for
failing to inform NHTSA in a timely manner
of consumer complaints regarding
unintended acceleration.

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[Wilms]

1. .

:popcorn:

[TalkingDog]

2. Interesting that they mention EM

When this was prominent in the news the mister and I had a long discussion on why it wasn't necessarily a computer glitch, as such.

We started discussing EM fields as a possibility. They can occur naturally. They can be incidental to nearby equipment, etc.

I'll be interested to see what they've decided.

[Lance_Boyle]

3. Still got my money on driver error for the vast majority of cases.

Maybe tempered with a slight touch of "fucking toyota's reputation will help save the worthless domestic industry!" and a pinch of "I can get out from under this car loan if I wreck it and claim it was uncontrolled acceleration."