[Land-speed] [not Land-speed]

[23weldon]

I think Toyota is singing a some like that this year. The Japanese have 
never been strong in software and this particular weakness has bitten out of 
their automakers, at least Toyota, a big nasty chunk.  They sure got away 
with blaming the floormats for a long time.
Toyota (and I'm sure other auto manufacturers) is learning what Microsoft is 
struggling with.  Systems so complex that they area beyond the ability of 
humans to completely control.  A software crash in your PC is a nuisance.  A 
software crash in your automobile is a bit more of an inconvenience.
I wonder how long it will be before some government requires that all cars 
sold must have a big red emergency stop button (like you see on lots of 
industrial machinery) right in front of the driver.

Ed Weldon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <race427 at aol.com>
To: <saltfever at comcast.net>; <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] A-arm and other bushings


> ........    Sad to say, but I do not think we will ever come back to
> what we once were.