Toyota seeks control of its image, while Toyota owners seek control of their cars
Toyota fights back.
Apparently Toyota has had enough—after being attacked on the news, by consumer protection groups and most viciously by members of Congress on Capitol Hill, Toyota has launched a PR counterattack to push back against the increasing reports that its cars are fundamentally dangerous to drive. Commissioning its own research group to investigate its accelerator problems, Toyota is seeking to shoot down testimony by one automotive expert who feels that the sudden and unintended acceleration in Camrys and other popular Toyota models is an electrical or software malfunction rather than anything directly related to the gas pedal, or floor mats. Meanwhile there are at least 80 unconfirmed reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota models that were already fixed under the recall program. Are there much bigger issues with Toyotas than the company wants to admit?
Guests:
Officer Todd Niebert, California Highway Patrol, El Cajon Division
J. Christian Gerdes, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University and the director of CARS (Center for Automotive Research at Stanford)
Sean Kane, founder & president of Safety Research & Strategies; founder of the Vehicle Safety Information Resource Center
- Patt Morrison for March 9, 2010
- Toyota seeks control of its image, while Toyota owners seek control of their cars
- Biden in Israel
- Does unemployment insurance keep you unemployed?
- "Tattoos on the Heart"
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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