TOYOTA WEBINAR WEBCAST HANDOUT DEFENDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM P1
We are going to have them RE-FEED the top after it ends. There will be Toyota b-roll after the event ends, then they will play the top again.
TOYOTA RECALL LATEST
Toyota is going on the offensive as it tries to undercut allegations that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to the recall of more than 8 million vehicles. In a webcast today, Toyota will aim to debunk the scenario created by David Gilbert, a professor at Southern Illinois University who told Congress that he was able to recreate sudden acceleration in a Toyota vehicle by manipulating its electronics. Today's move is part of a broad campaign by the Japanese automaker to discredit critics, repair its damaged reputation, and begin restoring trust in its vehicles.
Toyota is planning a Monday webcast to show the SIU Professors "fault" wasn't a Toyota issue... Say it is reproducable on a wide range of vehicles from several manufacturers.
* REMINDER *
Toyota Satellite Webcast Advisory *
NEW TESTING RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT
GILBERT DEMONSTRATION
ON ALLEGED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION
Monday, March 8 @ 1:00 p.m. EST
Independent and Toyota engineers will duplicate the demonstration
referenced by Prof. David Gilbert of Southern Illinois University in his Congressional testimony. This presentation will show that the sequence and nature of manipulated faults in the Gilbert demonstration are completely unrealistic under real-world conditions and can easily be reproduced on a
wide range of vehicles made by other manufacturers. Members of the media will have the opportunity to ask questions at the
conclusion of the presentation.
WHO: Dr. Chris Gerdes, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University and Director, Center for Automotive
Research at Stanford (CARS) Dr. Subodh Medhekar, Principal Engineer, Exponent Kristen Tabar, General Manager of Electronics Systems, Toyota Technical Center, Ann Arbor
WHAT: Technical review of the demonstration referenced by
Prof. Gilbert in his Congressional Testimony.
WHEN: Monday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. (EST)/10 a.m. (PST)