U.S. government report: No evidence of sudden acceleration due to electronic failures
Toyota shares soar and the company forges ahead with confidence as the U.S Government concluded there are no electronic failures that caused Unintended Acceleration.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/business/09auto.html?_r=2&src=twrhp
Toyota Statement in Response to
NHTSA/NASA Study
In response to the publication by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of an extensive review of the electronic
throttle control systems in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, conducted with
the assistance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), Steve St. Angelo, Toyota’s Chief Quality Officer for North
America, said:
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of an extensive review of the electronic
throttle control systems in Toyota and Lexus vehicles, conducted with
the assistance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), Steve St. Angelo, Toyota’s Chief Quality Officer for North
America, said:
“Toyota welcomes the findings of NASA and NHTSA regarding our
Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-i) and we
appreciate the thoroughness of their review. We believe this rigorous
scientific analysis by some of America’s foremost engineers should
further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus
vehicles. We hope this important study will help put to rest
unsupported speculation about Toyota’s ETCS-i, which is well-designed
and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration
of the vehicle cannot occur.
Electronic Throttle Control System with intelligence (ETCS-i) and we
appreciate the thoroughness of their review. We believe this rigorous
scientific analysis by some of America’s foremost engineers should
further reinforce confidence in the safety of Toyota and Lexus
vehicles. We hope this important study will help put to rest
unsupported speculation about Toyota’s ETCS-i, which is well-designed
and well-tested to ensure that a real world, un-commanded acceleration
of the vehicle cannot occur.
“We will continue to develop and equip Toyota and Lexus vehicles
with industry-leading safety technologies, including many based on
breakthroughs in sophisticated electronics systems. We will also
continue to cooperate fully with NHTSA and respected outside experts in
order to help ensure that our customers have the utmost confidence in
the safety and reliability of our vehicles. Everyone at Toyota, all
30,000 of our team members in the United States and the many thousands
of Americans at our dealers and suppliers across the country, is
focused on listening to our customers and constantly improving our
products and service.”
Regarding the safety and reliability of Toyota vehicles with ETCS-i, the company also noted:
with industry-leading safety technologies, including many based on
breakthroughs in sophisticated electronics systems. We will also
continue to cooperate fully with NHTSA and respected outside experts in
order to help ensure that our customers have the utmost confidence in
the safety and reliability of our vehicles. Everyone at Toyota, all
30,000 of our team members in the United States and the many thousands
of Americans at our dealers and suppliers across the country, is
focused on listening to our customers and constantly improving our
products and service.”
Regarding the safety and reliability of Toyota vehicles with ETCS-i, the company also noted:
-Electronic throttle control
systems have long been standard across the automobile industry, and they
provide great benefits to consumers.
systems have long been standard across the automobile industry, and they
provide great benefits to consumers.
-Toyota’s ETCS-i has performed
reliably in more than 40 million cars and trucks sold around the world,
including more than 16 million in the United States.
reliably in more than 40 million cars and trucks sold around the world,
including more than 16 million in the United States.
-This system has also made possible
significant safety advances such as vehicle stability control and
traction control, which are among the five sophisticated accident
avoidance technologies in Toyota’s Star Safety System.
significant safety advances such as vehicle stability control and
traction control, which are among the five sophisticated accident
avoidance technologies in Toyota’s Star Safety System.
-These enhancements, along with
Toyota’s Smart Stop Technology braking system, are now standard on all
the new vehicles Toyota manufactures for the North American market.
Toyota’s Smart Stop Technology braking system, are now standard on all
the new vehicles Toyota manufactures for the North American market.
http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/toyota-initial-statement-on-nhtsa–nasa-review-191982.aspx
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