TWO STUDIES UNDERWAY TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION
March 30, 2010, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, announced today that two major investigations are underway to examine why unintended acceleration occurs.
The National Academy of Sciences will examine unintended acceleration and electronic vehicle controls across the entire automotive industry.
Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is part of the Department of Transportation, is addressing the unintended acceleration issue, specifically in Toyotas, with the help of NASA engineers with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity.
Hopefully these experts will get to the root cause of this serious problem.
