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When the Toyota electronic throttle "unintended acceleration" accidents were in the news, the software was described as a "big bowl of spaghetti" but the NTSB u
by ams6110 8y ago
When the Toyota electronic throttle "unintended acceleration" accidents were in the news, the software was described as a "big bowl of spaghetti" but the NTSB ultimately determined that it was not the cause of the problems. It was drivers using the wrong pedal.
- golfer 8y agoWrong pedal? How about faulty pedal. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/2010/feb/02/faulty-cars-recalled-toyota-reputation https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/20...
- dannyfraser 8y agoMalcolm Gladwell's podcast had a good summary of the issue, including the pedal confusion. http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/08-blame-game http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/08-blame-game
- freerobby 8y agoThere are news stories like this all over because it was an ongoing saga. But the DOT's investigation showed that folks were hitting the wrong pedal: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/its-all-your-fault-the-dot-renders-its-verdict-on-toyotas-unintended-acceleration-scare-feature https://www.caranddriver.com/features/its-all-your-fault-the...
- dekhn 8y agoI've long been curious about the "big bowl of spaghetti" comment (and all the other criticisms made by the experts who inspected Toyota's code). There were some extremely serious accusations which don't seem consistent with the fact that the vast majority of Toyotas on the road aren't showing problems caused by their MCU's spaghetti code.