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NASA Summoned To Fix Prius Problems
coondoggie writes "If you want to solve a major engineering mystery, why not bring in some of the world's best engineers? The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said it was doing just that by bringing in NASA engineers with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference, and software integrity to help tackle the issue of unintended vehicle acceleration in Toyotas. The NHTSA review of the electronic throttle control systems in Toyotas is to be completed by late summer." We're really in trouble when NASA has no choice but to call Bruce Willis.
How many engineers does it take to fix a Toyota?
I guess today's NASA is a good call...
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
Driving a car is rocket science.
Don't forget to tell them the Japanese use the metric system please.
Bruce Willis? They'd better call Chuck Norris to fix the pedals with a roundhouse kick or I'm selling my Toyota!
It was my understanding that the entire problem was caused by some Shadowrunners hired by GM and Ford to break into the Toyato supply lines. I heard it was a three pronged attack, their decker injected some software bugs, they let a troll loose in the factory to fuck with the pedals and they got a shaman to curse the floor mats.
Morpheus, God of Dreams.
That is just a horrible car analogy. I can't even figure out which one of you is supposed to be the car and which one is supposed to be the analogy.
Toyota testified in front of congress, "We're automotive engineers not rocket scientists."
Congress said, "I know a guy, that knows a guy. Let me make a phone call."
now this.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
"The total cost of the two studies is expected to come to approximately $3 million, including the cost of purchasing cars that have allegedly experienced unintended acceleration to be studied." I guess they don't have to bother looking at the Car Fax. What does "unintended acceleration" do to the KBB value?
"I'm not a quack, I'm a mad scientist! There's a difference." - Dr. Cockroach
Toyota's engineers needed a challenger.
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
I think this more appropriate for Keanu Reeves... Speed 3: Hybrid Control
...Richard Feynman. Oh wait.
Toyota will learn what went wrong with its software, and NASA will find out how to get a vehicle into space.
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.