NASA Summoned To Fix Prius Problems 380
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 that 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." We're really in trouble when NASA has no choice but to call Bruce Willis.
Queue joke... (Score:2, Funny)
How many engineers does it take to fix a Toyota?
If you want to stop things from moving anywhere... (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently... (Score:5, Funny)
uh oh (Score:5, Funny)
Don't forget to tell them the Japanese use the metric system please.
Willis!? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Queue joke... (Score:5, Funny)
Three.
One to remove the floor-mat.
One to absorb the cosmic rays supposedly causing the problem.
One to actually fix the problem, by reintroducing mechanical acceleration.
I'll be here all day.
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
It was my understanding that the entire problem was caused by some Shadowrunners hired by GM and Ford to break into the Toyato supply lines. I heard it was a three pronged attack, their decker injected some software bugs, they let a troll loose in the factory to fuck with the pedals and they got a shaman to curse the floor mats.
Re:This reminds me of... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So I guess.... (Score:3, Funny)
Toyota testified in front of congress, "We're automotive engineers not rocket scientists."
Congress said, "I know a guy, that knows a guy. Let me make a phone call."
now this.
$3 Mil? (Score:3, Funny)
Competition is good (Score:5, Funny)
Toyota's engineers needed a challenger.
Bruce Willis? (Score:4, Funny)
And NASA will have to call in... (Score:3, Funny)
...Richard Feynman. Oh wait.
It's a win-win situation (Score:4, Funny)
Toyota will learn what went wrong with its software, and NASA will find out how to get a vehicle into space.