Published on July 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
Driver Error In Some Toyota Cases – In what could turn into a repeat of the infamous Audi 5000 case more than two decades ago, driver error, not the vehicle, appears to be the cause of a number of Toyota unintended acceleration cases. A government analysis of vehicle data has found people were mashing the [...]
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Published on April 6, 2010 by Technology Slice
U.S. To Fine Toyota $16 Million – The civil penalty, the largest that the U.S. Department of Transportation has ever sought, is the first official finding that the world’s largest automaker violated U.S. safety regulations. Toyota can appeal the penalty. “We now have proof that Toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations,” U.S. [...]
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