The Toyota Uncontrolled Acceleration Case

In this report, Toyota, one of the world's largest automakers, explains the legal and ethical problems experienced in accelerating uncontrolled vehicles in several models. These problems reminded millions of people for injury and death. The incident is a problem, that is, an accident is caused by a sudden acceleration, a bad driver or an incomplete floor mat. In this case, the intentional concealment of these shortcomings of US officials, such as a false allegation or a possible disturbance of justice, but because they did not attempt to rectify them, many legal problems Included.

At the end of 2009, Toyota was subject to censorship by the media and the US government, but many deaths and injuries occurred due to unconsciously uncontrollable acceleration. Toyota voluntarily recalls 4.2 million floor mats that may block the accelerator pedal and then recalls to increase the space between the accelerator pedal and the floor, but claims that there are no potential defects, the press and regulatory statements Defend. . As the crisis got worse, Toyota was criticized for being reluctant to share information on electronic throttle control and viscous accelerator pedal from data logger and Prius Brake issues.

In short, in the summer and autumn of 2009, hundreds of Toyota owners accidentally accused: their cars suddenly accelerated indefinitely, and the brakes did not work. Toyota was forced to recover 10 million cars, was fined more than $ 1 billion, solved numerous lawsuits. Everyone agrees that there are serious problems in the world's most popular cars. Except for no. In recent memories, "criticizing the game" seems to be one of the strangest public hysteria. What happened to all of these Camrys and Lexuses? How can you misunderstand how many such drivers are behind them? The answer touches on the increasingly close relationships with our technology and the dishonesty and innocence of many people in the media.

Toyota condemned the sticky pedal, but the incident was one of the investigations that have investigated Toyota's accidental acceleration for 10 years. By that time, however, people were increasingly speculating that software was responsible. The Highway Road Traffic Safety Authority has asked NASA experts for a detailed review of Toyota's code. The NASA team also stated that it was not possible to prove that this software was the cause, but could not prove that it was not the cause.