The automaker has increased the size of its vehicle inspection teams; installed brake override systems and accident data recorders in new vehicles; created new training centers for manufacturing and
supplier managers; and installed new lines of communication between U.S. operations and the Toyota C-suite in Japan. It has also created a "devil's advocate" system for vehicle design by which the
company gives engineers an extra month to take apart new vehicles and evaluate them.
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