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This was my son's first official duck hunt. He shot 5 times in 3 hours of hunting and hit this duck on his 5th shot with his single shot 410. He was stoked to say the least! We were on a friend of the families property by the Payette River just outside of Emmett Idaho about 20 minutes from our house.
Late last night Toyota held a press conference in Japan where company CEO and Akio Toyoda, grandson of the automaker's founder, apologized for the recent recalls and safety concerns over Toyota products.
"The recalls are affecting several models in several regions and have caused anxiety among customers who are wondering if their cars are OK," said Toyoda. "For that we are very sorry."
Previous to this Toyota has been criticized for its lack of openness and minimal communication, as rumors and news reports swirled and owners of Toyota vehicles became increasingly confused. Toyoda did give a public apology once already but it was during a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and wasn't covered widely.
Toyoda reassured consumers that Toyota cars are safe and announced a new taskforce that would look into consumer complaints and work to make Toyota products safe. Akio Toyoda said he would personally oversee the new taskforce, which has six main goals: first, to improve the quality inspection process; second, to enhance customer research over safety issues; third, to establish an "Automotive Center of Excellence"; fourth, to work with outside experts on quality control; fifth, to increase communications and sixth, to improve regional autonomy of its divisions and products.
What Toyoda did not do during the press conference is announce a recall for the popular new 2010 Prius model, which Japan's Nikkei News has reported is coming.
Only yesterday the AutoGuide team was discussing the fact that with all the recent Toyota recalls, the next thing to be recalled might be the automaker's Prius iPhone App. Well, truth may be stranger than fiction as the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has now said it will look into whether electronic interference from cell phones could be the cause of unintended acceleration issues with several Toyota models.
Electromagnetic interference, or EMI, has become a concern as electronic gadgets have become a part of every day life. At the same time, cars have become increasingly reliant on electrical, rather than mechanical, components. It has been suggested that the issue over Toyota's "unintended acceleration" problem could be due to electronic interference and not a mechanical fault as many modern vehicles use electronic throttle sensors, rather than a mechanical system where a pushing the gas pedal actuates a wire than opens the engine's throttlebody.
Fear over electrical interference is what has prompted airlines to ask passengers to turn off electrical equipment.
Toyota currently has a recall out for 2.3 million vehicles due to what it calls a potentially faulty mechanical brake pedal. The recall includes the 2009-2010 RAV4, 2009-2010 Corolla, 2009-2010 Matrix, 2005-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 Camry, 2010 Highlander, 2007-2010 Tundra and 2008-2010 Sequoia.
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