NASA's Investigative Results of Toyota

LOWDOWN · 02-08-2011, 05:18 PM

As was expected, NASA today delivered their investigative results into the Toyota "unintended acceleration" incidents. As expected, the results came back negative: NO direct cause found.

Full story at the link:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...nic-flaws.html

Russell James · 02-08-2011, 06:34 PM

They found no "Electronic" cause.

Sticky throttle pedals, and floor mat problems confirmed as causes.

Also confirmed, Toyota is a shitbag of a company for hiding throttle complaints for years while the fatalities stacked up.

bolteon593 · 02-08-2011, 07:51 PM

why is nasa doing research on toyotas?

lil_chef · 02-08-2011, 07:58 PM

the government agency with the highest concentration of brilliant technicians?

bolteon593 · 02-08-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_chef

the government agency with the highest concentration of brilliant technicians?

that part i can see, for some reason it just seems odd to have our aeronautics division of the gov doing research on cars...

KEEP RT · 02-08-2011, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolteon593

why is nasa doing research on toyotas?

National Automotive Safety Administration.

HeHasReturned · 02-08-2011, 09:15 PM

Just as I expected

a_Username · 02-08-2011, 10:24 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...terstitialskip

Quote:

But in its report, NASA said it is "not realistic" to try to prove Toyota's ETC does not cause unintended acceleration. The report also notes a lack of evidence linking ETC to runaway cars "does not vindicate" Toyota's system.

http://www.trb.org/PolicyStudies/Uni...tionStudy.aspx

Click on Prof. Todd Hubing's presentation for some interesting tidbits.

Quote:

Unfortunately, EMI problems leave no lasting evidence.
Electronic failures definitely to blame for some accidents, but it's difficult to recognize or document these failures.

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/UA/012711Belt.pdf

This presentation explains how a certain "latch-up" could cause UA.

BTW, selective journalism is awesome.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 02-08-2011, 10:32 PM

Disappointing this got published the way it did in some cases...If you say it enough times the right way...it becomes true.

Thanks for the missing pieces, A_Username.

bolteon593 · 02-08-2011, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KEEP RT

National Automotive Safety Administration.

you sir, are incorrect... or the article is (quoted from the article):

NASA, the U.S. space agency

FenwickHockey65 · 02-08-2011, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolteon593

you sir, are incorrect... or the article is (quoted from the article):

NASA, the U.S. space agency

He's joking.

FenwickHockey65 · 02-08-2011, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

As was expected, NASA today delivered their investigative results into the Toyota "unintended acceleration" incidents. As expected, the results came back negative: NO direct cause found.

Full story at the link:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...nic-flaws.html

The first sentence of the article...

Quote:

Unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles was rooted in mechanical flaws rather than electronic defects, a U.S. investigation found.

A cause was found.

bolteon593 · 02-09-2011, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

He's joking.

jokes on me then!

calbert1999 · 02-09-2011, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_chef

the government agency with the highest concentration of brilliant technicians?

Perhaps. But, it's obvious they don't have real work to do. Perhaps, pink slips are needed.

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