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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 tv's cell phones in orbit. look to e sif impact on the software that runs the electronic propulsion system in your toyota. and it's not just nasa the national academies of science are going to be looking at the potential for electromagnetic interference in all electronic throttle systems throughout the automotive industry. two studies going on nat...

Make sure they've got this nailed down. >> juliet: there probably isn't an auto maker -- correct me if i'm wrong -- that doesn't have labs the size of gymnasiums to test things for all sort of electronic glitches, what-ifs, what happens? but that doesn't mean they will be able to detect things. sometimes you have the electromagnetic issues that happen that you can't, you can't project and you can replay. >> that seems to be one of the areas that's actually fairly easy for them to test. they've got big labs where they subject the vehicles to every possible kind of electromagnetic interference. ...

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. that's why they make you turn off your cell phone when you are in a plane. it's a fly by accelerator problem it could be the answer but they are still looking. >> shepard: brian wilson covering the heari...

Will continue to investigate all possible causes of unintended acceleration. while the recalls are important steps in that direction, we don't 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 problem. and if we find a problem, we'll make sure it's resolved. i have been assured by mr. toyoda...

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 have asked toyota to turn over a wide range of the documents that will show us when and how they learne...