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Toyota crisis puts spotlight on electronics - Autos- msnbc.com: "'Those are very hard to reproduce. The problem happens and you go back and check and it's not there. The normal tendency is to blame it on the driver and go on.'

And that's what Toyota did initially."

It's troubling not only for Toyota owners but for drivers of any modern car that's basically a computer on wheels.
Toyota, which until recently had a reputation for being high-quality and cutting-edge, began replacing mechanical accelerators with electrical ones starting with the Camry in 2002. Since the 2007 model year, all its cars have been equipped with the high-tech throttle.


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