From: cuhulin on 3 Feb 2010 21:18 Holding a button down for about four seconds to stop a runaway Toyota.Sheesh, I don't know,,, How Ludicrous (if that is a fair word/term to use?) does it get? I don't ever want to own any kind of so-called modern technology vehicle with that troublesome computerized fly by wire stuff.Aints ah ever gonna happen with me.Never! cuhulin
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 3 Feb 2010 22:48 On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:18:38 -0600, cuhulin wrote: > Holding a button down for about four seconds to stop a runaway > Toyota.Sheesh, I don't know,,, How Ludicrous (if that is a fair word/term > to use?) does it get? I don't ever want to own any kind of so-called > modern technology vehicle with that troublesome computerized fly by wire > stuff.Aints ah ever gonna happen with me.Never! cuhulin I like cars. I like Toyotas. I like electronics. I like gadgets. I like computers. I DON'T like the idea of a car being CONTROLLED by electronics, gadgets, or computers. In aircraft, they are tested, retested, and the tests are tested, and then the electronics are tested again, and the backup electronics for the electronics are tested, and the backups for the backups are tested. Still don't really like it.
From: cuhulin on 4 Feb 2010 01:03 I like all of those things too.Aircraft fly by wire are different though.Even small Aircraft piston engines have two spark plugs for each cylinder and other redundacy.Last night on the How It's Made tv program I watched how those Aircraft engines are made. cuhulin
From: Steve on 12 Feb 2010 13:04
My opinion of Toyota hasn't changed at all as a result of all this. I've always thought they were disposable junk. :D |