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every time they add electronic çótroubleñr control, with two models,]iÑ camry and corolla, yu see a spikes nhtsa have comprehensive in other words, some of these numbers are from state farm, some are from customer questionnaires. do you have the data that you need? >> about three weeks ago, nhtsa issued three query's -- queries to toyota. part of it is an overall query for all sudden acceleration incidents. we have an incredibly large and rich amount of data to go through to figure this out. but in addition to that, we took at the data when we saw -- we took a look at the data in 2004. we got early warning data coming in, and nhtsa opened investigations. the standard we have to follow to get our case in courtxd is we have to find a vehicle defect that creates an unreasonable risk in safety. if we can not find that defect, we cannot go forward. we will lose the case in course. -- in court. those incidents are where a full investigation was done, top to bottom, and they were not able to find a defect. they took a look at the electronic throttle control system in 2004, did a larger inquiry i

every time they add electronic çótroubleñr control, with two models,]iÑ camry and corolla, yu see a spike have comprehensive in other words, some of these numbers are from state farm, some are from customer questionnaires. do you have the data that you need? about three weeks ago, the issue three query's for everything regarding the but the brakes. there is a rich amounted data. -- an amount of data. we to pave the get the data. we saw it coming in purdan. we cannot find that defect. people were to find a defect. we never stopped looking. >> the us question i have for you is that some of the senators have alluded to -- there is an allegation or inference that there is a relationship between them and the manufacturers being too cozy. i do not know if that is true or not. you are the new administrator there. do you have concerns about the relationship b being too cozy? i know you need a close working relationship. that is important from. do you have that concern that the relationship was too close? >> my responsibility was to run the department for tt. ng balls at -- running of the halls at

every time they add electronic çótroubleñr control, with two models,]iÑ camry and corolla, yu see a spikee data that you need? >> about three weeks ago, nhtsa issued three query's -- queries to toyota. part of it is an overall query for all sudden acceleration incidents. we have an incredibly large and rich amount of data to go through to figure this out. but in addition to that, we took at the data when we saw -- we took a look at the data in 2004. we got early warning data coming in, and nhtsa opened investigations. the standard we have to follow to get our case in courtxd is we have to find a vehicle defect that creates an unreasonable risk in safety. if we can not find that defect, we cannot go forward. we will lose the case in course. -- in court. those incidents are where a full investigation was done, top to bottom, and they were not able to find a defect. they took a look at the electronic throttle control system in 2004, did a larger inquiry in 2007, and were not able to find a defect. >> the last question i have for you is that some of the senators have alluded to press reports,

every time they add electronic çótroubleñr control, with two models,]iÑ camry and corolla, yu see a spikeomprehensive in other words, some of these numbers are from state farm, some are from customer questionnaires. do you have the data that you need? >> about three weeks ago, nhtsa issued three query's -- queries to toyota. part of it is an overall query for all sudden acceleration incidents. we have an incredibly large and rich amount of data to go through to figure this out. but in addition to that, we took at the data when we saw -- we took a look at the data in 2004. we got early warning data coming in, and nhtsa opened investigations. the standard we have to follow to get our case in courtxd is we have to find a vehicle defect that creates an unreasonable risk in safety. if we can not find that defect, we cannot go forward. we will lose the case in course. -- in court. those incidents are where a full investigation was done, top to bottom, and they were not able to find a defect. they took a look at the electronic throttle control system in 2004, did a larger inquiry in 2007, and we