Report: Toyota to Provide Tech Support for Apple Co-Founder’s Prius

By Dennis Chung Feb 03 2010

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Toyota has offered to test Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s Prius after he claimed the vehicle’s electronics can cause it accelerate unintentionally. Wozniak’s claims made headlines when he claimed his 2010 Prius’ accelerator “goes wild” under certain conditions. He says he can repeat the acceleration issue and suspected the Prius’ software as the culprit. Toyota has... Continue Reading...

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Report: Apple Co-Founder Says His Prius Has Software-Related Unintended Acceleration

By Colum Wood Feb 02 2010

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The Prius hybrid has not been affected by the recent 2.3 million vehicle recall by Toyota for unintended acceleration, but according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak it probably should be. Wozniak, a man who knows a thing or two about software, recently spoke openly about a “unintended acceleration” problem with his new 2010 Prius, which... Continue Reading...

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Tags: hybrid cars, Hybrids, japanese cars, recall, steve wozniak, Toyota, toyota prius, unintended acceleration