Submission + - NASA tapped to help Toyota acceleration analysis (networkworld.com) 1
coondoggie writes: If you want to solve a major engineering mystery why not bring in some of the world’s best engineers? The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today said it was doing just by bringing in NASA engineers with expertise in areas such as computer controlled electronic systems, electromagnetic interference and software integrity to help tackle the issue of unintended vehicle acceleration in Toyotas. The NHTSA review of the electronic throttle control systems in Toyotas is to be completed by late summer.
Measurable Solar Activity (Score:2)
The report from March 8 of this year when a California Prius allegedly went bonkers showed things were 'cooking' in the spaceweather arena:
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/dayind/0308dayind.txt [noaa.gov]