I just happen to have an old almost empty can of Shinola and the residue therein indeed has a substantial color and texture resemblance to mammalian excrement, particularly the type that results from
BTW, my indictment of Toyota is not so much for their use of hardware electronics as their inability to properly manage the software development. The problem here is that when you get thousands of li
Great observation, Ed. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ -- From: "23weldon" <23.weldon@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:11 PM To: "Neil Albaugh" <neil@dbelltech.com>; "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgre
Bravo Giorgio Rizzoni !! Finally someone who has the stature to be listened to has raised this issue. (Note that his Ohio State University is the home of the landspeed streamliner, the Buckeye Bullet
It's bad enough that vehicles kill people as a result of driver failure. Such catastrophic software failure is simply unacceptable. Ed Weldon Ed, Thank you very much for sharing this info, to me it's
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Bob & All, Don't be too quick to place the blame on causes in this case. I am always am suspicious when congress is enjoying grilling heads of corporations. Having investigated a number of stuck thro
I had an interesting visit with an old friend who is a GM dealer and has a Nissan franchise as well. He mentioned that the Japanese makers put off correcting problems until they blow up to big recall
I agree with you on the driver input aspect, one of the more famous cases quotes the female driver as driving for miles, applying the brakes, and never mentioning considering turning off the engine
Neil -- I agree with your point about the need or lack thereof for "fly by wire" in a passenger automobile. But that doesn't mean that there won't be some market demand for a level of performance and
Computer controls are great when they are working as they should but remember that every computer is made with a "RESET" button for a reason. :) Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ -- From: "23weldon" <23.weld
I lived in Japan right after the War-- I was an "Army Brat"-- so I am familiar with the Japanese culture. They do not like to admit mistakes-- "lose face"-- so small mistakes go unreported or papere
Edit: and all the connectors/sensors/wires and crap are PERFECT. David, nomo FI. Ed; Computer controls are great when they are working as they should but remember that every computer is made with a "