The Prius That Shook.. - VFAQ Prius Site

had a PC in the red carpet room. Look at me. I only work with
a phone and a fax, still deeply stuck in the 20 th century." Oi,
who had never used a PC, was impressed and decided to
start learning how to use a PC before learning more
about the hybrid system. He caught up before the summer
came. Conversations at the G21 office were full of specialized
terminology. Oi began by studying what they meant.
I want to work on safety
Oi was born in Hokkaido, and studied fluid dynamics
at Tohoku University School of Engineering. His
purpose in joining Toyota was a little unique. First, he wanted
to work on safety, and he selected an auto maker.
He grew up in Fukagawa City in the center of the
prefecture, but was living in a dormitory to go to high
school in Hakodate City in the prefecture's south. There,
from his dorm room he became a witness to the crash of a
Toa Domestic Airlines (now Japan Air System) YS-11-type
aircraft "Bandai-go." He did not see the actual crash but
heard it. He had heard an unusually loud jet noise.
Investigators were trying to determine whether it was due
to pilot's error or to a mistake by the control tower.
Later when he entered college, he attended the court
hearings for this case. Through this experience, he began
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