▁the ▁test ' s ▁real - world ▁accuracy , ▁not ing ▁that ▁the ▁short ▁circuit ▁method ▁was ▁not ▁dis closed ▁outside ▁of ▁w iring ▁normally ▁independent ▁sens ors ▁together , ▁the ▁EC U ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁detect ▁un real istic ▁scenarios , ▁and ▁question ing ▁ABC ▁News ' ▁and ▁Brian ▁Ross ' s ▁object ivity . ▁Aut ob log ▁also ▁un cover ed ▁that ▁Gilbert ▁was ▁being ▁paid ▁by ▁parties ▁in ▁law su its ▁against ▁Toy ota . ▁Autom ot ive ▁anal yst ▁John ▁Mc El roy ▁on ▁Aut oline ▁Detroit ▁pointed ▁to ▁network ▁news ' ▁history ▁of ▁" rig ged " ▁car ▁demonstr ations , ▁including ▁the ▁ 6 0 ▁Min utes ▁acceleration ▁demo ▁and ▁the ▁Dat eline ▁N BC ▁expl oding ▁tr uck ▁sc andal , ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁ABC ▁News ' ▁report ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁oppos ing ▁views ▁or ▁disc lose ▁interview ee ' s ▁financial ▁t ies . ▁Toy ota ▁respond ed ▁by ▁inv iting ▁ABC ▁News ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁at ▁its ▁evaluation ▁of ▁the ▁test . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Toy ota ▁held ▁a ▁live ▁news ▁conference ▁where ▁its ▁engine ers ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁same ▁short ▁circuit ▁method ▁on ▁Ford , ▁Che v ro let , ▁Ch rys ler , ▁and ▁B MW ▁vehicles . ▁In ▁each ▁case , ▁engine ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁indu ce ▁the ▁same ▁dram atic ▁acceleration ▁with ▁no ▁EC U ▁fault ▁code . ▁Stan ford ' s ▁Center ▁for ▁Autom ot ive ▁Research ▁stated