Oh, no question. My guess is the author of the LA Times article likely cut
and paste from a previous news item.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Tontis, Theodore <
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> According to this article
>
> " The NASA report, released in February 2011, uncovered no conclusive
> evidence of an electronic defect that could provoke sudden acceleration
> in the electronic throttle system in Toyota vehicles. That finding was
> trumpeted by both NHTSA and Toyota as vindication of their previous
> public conclusions on the matter."
>
> I was pretty sure that NASA's investigation lead to the identification
> of tin whiskers that have the potential to produce a failure in the
> sensor. In my opinion this article still falls short in notifying the
> general public of the tin whiskers and the potential impact they could
> have on electronic devices in the automotive industry or otherwise.
>
> Ted T.
>
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> Subject: [TN] National Research Council report on unintended
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> I don't think this will come as much surprise, but the National Research
> Council report on unintended acceleration released today puts the US
> NHTSA
> in the crosshairs. This gives some support to those who felt that NASA's
> true findings were discounted or overlooked in the final NHTSA report.
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> http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-sudden-acceleration-study
> -20120118,0,6820388.story
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