Feb 25
The government agency that could enlighten us about Toyota’s runaway-cars problem can’t help because the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration doesn’t employ the right engineers. This shocker appeared in the Washington Post: “NHTSA … was woefully unprepared to decide whether engine electronics might be at fault, [Congressmen Henry] Waxman and [Bart] Stupak said … NHTSA officials told investigators that the agency doesn’t employ any electrical engineers or software engineers.” Toyota initially blamed slippery floor mats and sticking accelerator pedals for its problem; now there’s concern that electronics controlling Toyotas’ drive-by-wire system may malfunction.
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