Potential Impact of Power Lines on Motor Vehicle Electronic Controls
Perspective: Power Lines and Motor Vehicle Electronics (EPRI Product 1021404).  This EPRI Technical Update reviews current information about potential impacts of power lines on the operation of automotive electronic systems, including sudden acceleration.  The paper concludes, "Given what we know at present, we cannot determine a basis for interference between a power line's electromagnetic environment and a vehicle's electronic control system . . ." New studies by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Academy of Sciences will address this question for conventional and electric motor vehicles.  For more information, contact Rob Kavet, (650) 855-1061, rkavet@epri.com.