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Toyota safety probe taps rocket scientists

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they will tap the expertise of the country's top space and aeronautics experts to analyze Toyota Motor Corp's electronic throttles to see if they are behind the reports of unintended acceleration that have hounded the automaker.

NASA to test Toyota electronics in safety probe

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U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Tuesday.

Europe agrees on Greek safety net with IMF role

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Euro zone leaders agreed on Thursday to create a joint financial safety net with the IMF to help debt-ridden Greece and to try to restore confidence in their common currency after weeks of wrangling.
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Euro zone backs Greek safety net with IMF role

Euro zone leaders agreed on a joint European-IMF financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece on Thursday after weeks of wrangling, hoping to restore confidence in their common currency.
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Japan carmakers studying brake override system

Japanese carmakers are considering following Toyota Motor's lead in adopting a brake override system that would potentially address all sources of unintended acceleration, including driver error.
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Greece piles on austerity, seeks EU safety net

Greece targeted civil servants, the rich and the church on Wednesday in a sweeping new 4.8 billion euro ($6.5 billion) austerity program designed to secure European help to tackle its crippling debt burden.
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Brakes seen key fix; Toyota confronted with memo

Support grew for changes to vehicle braking systems, as a congressional hearing into unintended acceleration confronted Toyota Motor Corp executives with a 2006 internal document warning of quality problems.
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U.S. Feb auto sales tepid

U.S. auto sales stalled in February as a safety crisis sent Toyota Motor Corp reeling, allowing Ford Motor Co to leap into the industry's top spot for the first time since 1998.
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U.S. auto sales weak

U.S. auto sales stalled in February as a safety crisis sent Toyota Motor Corp reeling and cleared the way for Ford Motor Co to take the industry's top spot by sales for the first time since 1998.
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FCC: National Broadband includes public safety plans

As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to present its National Broadband Plan to Congress March 17, the agency released details of its plans, including a promise to find 500MHz of spectrum for wireless broadband and a request for Congress to cough up $16 billion.
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US failed on Toyota safety, fixes needed: senator

Toyota Motor Corp let profits trump decision-making on safety and U.S. regulators failed to aggressively oversee the automaker in the years leading up to recent big recalls, a leading U.S. senator said on Tuesday.
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Toyota quality changes to focus sharply on safety

Toyota Motor Corp executives in North America will have more authority over recall decision-making under quality control changes that will also give safety a sharper focus in vehicle design, company officials said on Tuesday.
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Toyota to announce March incentives in U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp will roll out an aggressive incentive program for U.S. consumers in March, including zero-percent financing for five years and two-year free maintenance, a source briefed on the matter said on Monday.
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Toyoda meets with LaHood, thanks workers at plant

Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda had a cordial and open meeting on Thursday with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood before thanking workers in Kentucky for supporting him during his appearance before Congress.
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Toyoda takes center stage in safety crisis

Toyota Motor Corp chief Akio Toyoda stepped to center stage in a sprawling U.S. investigation of the Japanese automaker's safety crisis, apologizing to consumers and pledging reforms to skeptical lawmakers.
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Toyoda pledges cooperation as U.S. grilling nears

Toyota Motor Corp's president pledged to cooperate fully with U.S. government officials investigating safety problems on Wednesday as he prepared to tell a congressional panel that the automaker had let standards slip in its rise to the top.
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Toyoda arrives for grilling in Congress

Toyota Motor Corp's president pledged to cooperate fully with U.S. government officials investigating safety problems on Wednesday as he prepared to tell a congressional panel that the automaker had let standards slip in its rise to the top.

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