Curly will love this one!
Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences | EDN
http://www.edn.com/design/automotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
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Curly will love this one!
Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences | EDN
http://www.edn.com/design/automotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
That is terrible. It certainly raises suspicion of al
I think one would be justified with a new "Grant" rule: Don't drive or ride in
a Toyota with a computer controlling the throttle!
If I owned one, I think I would install a big red kill switch to cut power to
that computer, mount it prominently on center dash.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 30
With all possible respect offered to the gentlemen of this august group who
are employed as computer or software experts.
I once again raise the thought that trusting our lives to the control of
micro bits of data, transmitted via microscopic electrical pathways, via
tiny bits of electrical curren
Hahhahah.. on the "Grant Rule" ..
Having used up 11 of my 9 lives, I can state with conviction that feat was
only possible because I required full knowledge of what risks I was taking
before hand, and set the rule that I was in full control during the event
[as much as humanly possible].
I suppos
Once again, Grant, your thinking and mine coincide. Well stated!
I always try to have a contingency plan. Having ridden motorsickles
successfully, I always believed in having a contingency plan in every
situation, and if no contingency plan was available, get off the road
and find another wa
I will try to carry such an honor forward by not applying for the "Darwin
Award" any time soon.. ;))
TYVM..
On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Once again, Grant, your thinking and mine coincide. Well stated!
>
> I always try to have a c
Curly will love this one!
Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences | EDN
http://www.edn.com/design/automotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-and-its-consequences
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
How is it that toada has not been sued out of existenc
On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 08:58:18 -0400 Max Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> Curly will love this one!
I do too! I'm passing it on to some friends.
> Toyota's killer firmware: Bad design and its consequences | EDN
>
> http://www.edn.com/design/automotive/4423428/Toyota-s-killer-firmware--Bad-design-an