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At nasa at electromagnetic interference one of the problems with sudden a -- sudden acceleration problem is these electroning throttle systems toyota has. now going to look at whether solar nears stuff that sometimes interfears and with communication tvs cell phones in orbit. look to e sif impact on the software that runs the electronic propulsion system in your toyota. and its not just nasa the national academies of science are going to be looking at the potential for electromagnetic interferen...

Make sure theyve got this nailed down. >> juliet: there probably isnt an auto maker -- correct me if im wrong -- that doesnt have labs the size of gymnasiums to test things for all sort of electronic glitches, what-ifs, what happens? but that doesnt mean they will be able to detect things. sometimes you have the electromagnetic issues that happen that you cant, you cant project and you can replay. >> that seems to be one of the areas thats actually fairly easy for them to test. theyve got big la...

Blackberries could play part in all of this. >> we now know that the federal government is investigating all of that. the national highway safety transportation administration is looking into that possibility. they say they have not found anything but there are those experts who believe that emi electromagnetic interference may be causing the problem. e.m.i. is the things that concerns pilots. thats why they make you turn off your cell phone when you are in a plane. its a fly by accelerator prob...

Will continue to investigate all possible causes of unintended acceleration. while the recalls are important steps in that direction, we dont maintain that they answer every question. some people believe that electromagnetic interference has a dangerous effect on these vehicles. although we are not aware of any incidents proven to cause such interference, nhtsa is doing a thorough review. we will get in the reads on this, we will do everything we can to find out if electronics are a part of the ...

Have consumed an enormous amount of time and resources, in effect, extending the period in which owners of affected vehicles are at risk. by engaging toyota directly and persuading the company to take action, the agency avoided a lengthy investigation that would have delayed fixes for a year or more. last week i announced that we are investigating whether toyota acted quickly enough in reporting these safety defects as well as whether they took all appropriate action to protect consumers. we hav...

Car expert who came out and said there is an electromagnetic interference from lines with toyotas electrical system. the problem is people driving past lines, the systems go haywire in their toyota cars. do you have any information on that? >> i sat in the hearing yesterday and i listened to the engineer give his testimony about being able to override the alert system. as the questions came out, he manipulated the system. that was what the congressman asking his questions -- that system got ma n...

Fresh look in to the general issue of electromagnetic interference in the auto industry as a whole, not just related to toyota. >> all right. a little back-and-forth here -- >> yeah. >> -- between us here. toyotas taking a pretty firm position, you know, locking in on what they think -- >> right, right. >> -- the company thinks the problem is right now. and then youre talking to these analysts, these scientists, these experts, who are saying it could be a range of issues here. >> across the worl...

Dont -- they dont have a high level of confidence in what toyota has said. and part of that is, you know, the issue of, okay, first its the floor mats, then its the sticking pedals and people are hearing a lot about electronic interference. >> yes. >> so, i think that people arent for sure that what toyota says is true, and probably the way theyve handled this is playing a part in that. but acceleration, sudden acceleration, isnt an entirely new problem. other automakers have experienced problem...

Electromagnetic interference. >> right, right. >> and, yet, thats just one of the theories being -- >> right. >> -- floated as a potential problem here among the group that you talked to. >> right. exactly. exactly. yeah, interesting enough, toyota is now opening the doors in to that realm of possibility. >> can you imagine? >> the problem is, look at your car. its got a computer board, all these moving parts, all these things interact. it may not be one little part in an electronic board, but i...

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