OPEN LETTER TO TOYOTA Post Throttle Control SW on the Internet for World Wide Review
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From: Jim Thompson on 2 Feb 2010 18:52 On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:28:37 -0800 (PST), Mark <makolber(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >OPEN LETTER TO TOYOTA >POST THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE ON THE INTERNET FOR WORLD WIDE REVIEW > >Toyota has announced a fix for the accelerator problem. The fix >consists of a shim. This is purely a mechanical change implying the >problem is purely mechanical. A large part of the system consist of >electronics hardware and software. > >Many doubts remain that the problem is purely mechanical. It is very >easy for a subtle flaw to exist in software and electronics systems >that can take many years to uncover. I site the classic case of the >Therac 25 that is often used as an example of the difficulty in >proving software reliability. > >See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 > > >I have proposal to Toyota to remove these doubts. > >Post the software source code and circuit schematic diagrams for the >throttle control electronics publically on the Internet. > >The design will then be reviewed by the collective abilities of >1000's of software and hardware engineers. Provide an e-mail address >for those with comments to send back to Toyota privately if they so >choose. > >After a few weeks, if no one in the world uncovers any design flaw, >then one can be very confident that no flaw exists. This may be the >only way for the public to re-gain confidence in a complex system. > >Mark Bwahahahahaha! Approval of Toyota's product by "committee/consensus" ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Joel Koltner on 2 Feb 2010 20:37 "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote in message news:hiehm51k6tr4dut8v59evav5nfcmavs7fa(a)4ax.com... > Bwahahahahaha! Approval of Toyota's product by "committee/consensus" Worked for AGW? :-)
From: Martin Riddle on 2 Feb 2010 22:41 "Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:tr4an.215170$5n7.12973(a)en-nntp-09.dc1.easynews.com... > "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote > in message news:hiehm51k6tr4dut8v59evav5nfcmavs7fa(a)4ax.com... >> Bwahahahahaha! Approval of Toyota's product by "committee/consensus" > > Worked for AGW? :-) > But that was just a EU committee, the IPCC. The problem with Toyota is no one wants to fail. If they admit it, they'll be jumping from windows. Cheers
From: JosephKK on 4 Feb 2010 02:00
On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 22:41:17 -0500, "Martin Riddle" <martin_rid(a)verizon.net> wrote: > > >"Joel Koltner" <zapwireDASHgroups(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:tr4an.215170$5n7.12973(a)en-nntp-09.dc1.easynews.com... >> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)My-Web-Site.com> wrote >> in message news:hiehm51k6tr4dut8v59evav5nfcmavs7fa(a)4ax.com... >>> Bwahahahahaha! Approval of Toyota's product by "committee/consensus" >> >> Worked for AGW? :-) >> > >But that was just a EU committee, the IPCC. >The problem with Toyota is no one wants to fail. If they admit it, >they'll be jumping from windows. > >Cheers > > Don't the Japanese have a different ritual suicide called Harikari? Actually, now they just resign in disgrace and have degraded pensions. |