Toyota Pedal Issue Highlights Move To Electronics

cyclocommuter writes with an excerpt from a brief WSJ story on increasing electronic control of car components: "The gas pedal system used Toyota Motor Co.'s recall crisis was born from a movement in the auto industry to rely more on electronics to carry out a vehicle's most critical functions. The intricacy of such systems, which replace hoses and hydraulic fluid with computer chips and electrical sensors, has been a focus as Toyota struggled to find the cause for sudden acceleration of vehicles that led the company to halt sales of eight models this week."

Comments

Conflict of interest.

[nten]

I find it disturbing that the U.S. government is forcing Toyota to cease production, when they are also the owner of GM, Toyota's competitor. Yes the design has killed people, but a great many engineering mistakes kill people. Maybe the response is justified, but the national ownership raises interesting questions.