U.S. government tools for overseeing the auto industry could be strengthened by Congress in light of recalls and other safety questions plaguing Toyota Motor Corp. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, told a hearing on Toyota that highway safety regulators do not have the expertise to properly evaluate sophisticated engineering systems in today’s vehicles. “Carmakers have entered the electronics era but the (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) seems stuck in a mechanical mind-set,” he said. The panel’s investigation found that NHTSA’s staff does not include electrical or software engineers, Waxman said in a letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.Read more about the hearing from Reuters.
Lawmakers: NHTSA Lacks Electrical, Software Engineers
