simply a public relations problem. reporter: the justice department says toyota first blamed driver error and then admitted floor mats could trap the gas pedal in some models. but in january 2010 abc s brian ross aired the story of a runaway toyota in new jersey that could not be blamed on either the driver or the floor mats. it just took off. it just took off, it seemed like the more i hit the brakes the harder it wanted to accelerate. reporter: it turned out some toyotas also had sticking gas pedals. the record-breaking toyota settlement could provide a road map into a simple investigation into general motors and its faulty ignition switches. the attorney general made that clear saying other car companies should not repeat toyota s mistake. meanwhile in a statement, toyota says in the more than four years since these recalls, we have gone back to basics at toyota to put our customers first. rebecca jarvis, abc news, washington. enjoy the low interest rates
at bell point asset management. there is an utter lack of evidence that car suffers from mechanical or electronic defect and yet toyota might belly up to the table a billion bucks. that s what you do when you re a corporation. you get out the checkbook. it sounds like a lot of money, cost of doing business. look at jpmorgan over the last year. 25 billion to get off with a billion dollars fine or a settlement. but you remember all of these cases, people claiming, oh, my car went sailing down the highway. i know. a lot of organizations, like you point out, vetted this. even nasa got involved and they said that this was not the electronic ignition system as we were led to believe early on. it was probably driver error or maybe mats under the the national traffic safety administration, they do an exhaustive study of these cars,
i said to them, look, guys, why am i always the guy on the side of the road. tesla ceo responded to clooney said in other news george clooney reports that his iphone 1 had a big back in 2007. that s little different than a car blowing up. the company is changing its warranty to cover damage done to fire even if due to driver error. according to e ilan musk, either our belief in the safety of the car is correct and this is is a minor cost or we are wrong in which case the right thing is for tesla to bear the cost rather than the car buyer. elan musk. investors are worried. for the year this stock is still through the moon. we re going to take a brief break. still to come hunger games is back and the money enormous. farmer: hello, i m an idaho potato farmer.
to win the all around title at world and we re talking about racist comments. her mother said it best, she said that you know what, be proud of your performance and maybe we ll be lucky enough to see simone on the wheaties boxes. exactly. thank you very much for your time. a jury cleared toyota in a 2009 deadly accident caused by a camry s apparent sudden a. acceleration, a jury in l.a. says toyota is not liable for the death of a 66-year-old driver who accelerated after she was struck by another car. toyota blamed driver error for the crash. the company recalled millions of vehiclings worldwide after drivers reported some were accelerating unexpectedly. they are facing more than 80 wrongful death lawsuit relates to this issue. investigating the death of a veteran zoo keeper. an official said john bradford
the first are expected to roll off assembly lines between 2016 and 2018. very cool. telling you. be scared to death. let the car drive for me. i am not a crazy driver. there are times when you re stuck in traffic when you are see an opening. quick, got to go. if you don t have ability. plus going the speed limit, which i always do. yeah, right. makes it difficult to make up time on the road. just a little bit of time, a minute or two. listen to this, driveless, was to eliminate accidents on the road caused by driver error, 90%. don t you wonder, tires get flat, cars malfunction. it scares me. this is what i would think. i think i d be more comfortable if i could disable the auto thing at any moment. i think you re supposed to pay attention just in case. right. you can t be on your phone or fall asleep. like cruise control. right. just press a button and now i m in complete control. it is on its way. decades, but it s on its way.