Toyota has rejected claims that faulty electronics are behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars. It has clarified that the problem is not the electronics. The company said mechanical faults with accelerator pedals and floor mats were the cause of the problems, rather than the car’s electronics. Outside studies have recently criticised Toyota’s electronic safety systems. But at a press conference on Monday, Toyota rejected those findings as not credible.
Last month, the US Congress heard from a Southern Illinois University engineer David Gilbert, who said that Toyota’s electronic safety systems could be rewired to allow the car to unintentionally accelerate.
Let us see whether this clarification holds good and if yes for how long!
