Toyota apologizes as Japanese car testing scandal widens

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1. They are only sorry because they got caught. Furthermore, seeing that basically all the Japanese motor companies are implicated, likely shows this was a co-ordinated effort to deceive customers.

2. もやしわかめ

3. In most cases, the fraud was due to the use of test data based on stricter standards than those set by the government, or the omission of tests that produced similar results on the left and right. The safety standards were actually met, and could be said to be even higher, but the government seemed to be concerned that the standards set by the government were not being followed. In addition, the equipment used in the tests was of North American standard, and it seems that the use of equipment with stricter conditions than the Japanese standards was also a cause. The indirect cause was said to be a discrepancy in interpretation between the purpose of the certification system, which is to comply with the established standards, and engineers who were trying to pursue greater rationality and safety.

   Standards for the collision dolly used in collision tests

   Japan: 1100kg

   North America: 1800kg

   Toyota seems to have used equipment of North American standard because it sells in North America.

   In any case, this is unlikely to have a significant impact on how average end users use their cars.

4. Any news regarding Toyotas ratings in North America? I swear by the brands it’s like the goat of reliability, and I actually had 2 preorders of Toyota’s but wtf why would they need to cheat

5. Heres the thing. Even though they didn’t test their cars they are still the best car brand in the world. Most car mechanics are Toyota ride or dies. If thats the quality they have without the test. Imagine if they did.

6. I thought Japanese people never lie ever🫣

7. I guess you can say the Charade is over