{"id":353220,"date":"2010-02-23T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T15:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=38215"},"modified":"2010-02-23T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T15:35:05","slug":"abc-news-expert-recreates-toyota-sudden-acceleration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/353220","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Expert Recreates Toyota Sudden Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/widgets.clearspring.com\/o\/4ae8d36a3102598f\/4b83e1db4c00dfa5\/4b836a51f71301eb\/17afde3a\/-cpid\/829daa6f480f0951\" id=\"W4ae8d36a3102598f4b83e1db4c00dfa5\" width=\"332\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/widgets.clearspring.com\/o\/4ae8d36a3102598f\/4b83e1db4c00dfa5\/4b836a51f71301eb\/17afde3a\/-cpid\/829daa6f480f0951\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a big fan of today\u2019s \u201cinvestigative journalism\u201d, because all too often it turns out to be a witch hunt designed only to improve ratings.  Thus, I viewed the above video with some skepticism.  Dave Gilbert, a professor from Southern Illinois University, claims to have found circumstance under which he can re-create Toyota\u2019s sudden acceleration problems.  By shorting unspecified electronics, Gilbert is able to induce sudden acceleration even at partial throttle openings.  Worse yet (and counter to Toyota\u2019s claims), he\u2019s able to do this without tripping a trouble code or dashboard warning lights.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-38215\"><\/span>Is it hype or a legitimate cause for concern? To be certain, we\u2019d need more details, which the video simply doesn\u2019t provide.  First, what is being shorted?  Second, what is the likelihood that such a short could be caused by moisture, corrosion, solder bloom, etc. in a real world environment? Finally, were the OEM parts modified in any way to promote the sudden acceleration and prove ABC\u2019s point?  Gilbert had previously modified a Toyota Tundra, using a resistor to short two independent circuits and duplicate the unintended acceleration.  Toyota rebuffed this, saying that such a short would be virtually impossible in a real world situation.  Furthermore, it would illuminate dash warning lights and record an error code, counter to Gilbert&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota has requested access to the Toyota Avalon used in the ABC video, but they won\u2019t get it before Gilbert testifies in front of the House committee today.  If Gilbert\u2019s right, then Toyota\u2019s credibility in the US may be permanently damaged and I&#8217;d expect some senior level Toyota heads to roll.  <\/p>\n<p>If Gilbert&#8217;s wrong, and the video is proven to be staged under questionable circumstances, Toyota&#8217;s reputation still suffers.  Ultimately, any repercussions for ABC news will be very small in comparison.  <\/p>\n<p>Source:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leftlanenews.com\/report-toyota-electronics-design-flaw-causes-sudden-acceleration-video.html\">Left Lane News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fVuZAEdMP4afXya_dt3Z-VEDd8Q\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fVuZAEdMP4afXya_dt3Z-VEDd8Q\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fVuZAEdMP4afXya_dt3Z-VEDd8Q\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/fVuZAEdMP4afXya_dt3Z-VEDd8Q\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not a big fan of today\u2019s \u201cinvestigative journalism\u201d, because all too often it turns out to be a witch hunt designed only to improve ratings. Thus, I viewed the above video with some skepticism. Dave Gilbert, a professor from Southern Illinois University, claims to have found circumstance under which he can re-create Toyota\u2019s sudden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-353220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353220\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}