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Toyota's Acceleration Problems: Car Electronics scrambled by Cosmic Radiation?

Posted March 19 2010 11:18 AM by RimZ
Filed under: Auto Recalls, Toyota, Hybrid Cars, Japanese Cars

WASHINGTON -- It may sound far-fetched, but federal regulators are studying whether sudden acceleration in Toyotas is linked to cosmic rays.

Radiation from space long has affected airplanes and spacecraft, and is known for triggering errors in computer systems, but has received scant attention in the auto industry...

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