I wouldn't look at quality of tech from one (hardware) company and use that as a judgement on an entire continent.
My personal view on the Toyota software problem is that Toyota has the same problem as every American hardware company I've interacted with that went into software. Software was a necessary evil and outside their wheelhouse. Many of them succeed at software despite themselves until something comes up that forces them to reexamine what they're doing.
My personal view on the Toyota software problem is that Toyota has the same problem as every American hardware company I've interacted with that went into software. Software was a necessary evil and outside their wheelhouse. Many of them succeed at software despite themselves until something comes up that forces them to reexamine what they're doing.