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Toyota Prius Hacked Into An Energy Generating Roller Coaster

4:00PM May 4, 2011 | Adrian Covert

You might ask why someone would want to turn a perfectly good Toyota Prius into a roller coaster that moves at a mere 15mph. I ask why not? More »


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Toyota President Says Electronics Aren’t Cause Of Pedal Problems

8:01AM February 25, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We’ve heard Steve Woz talk about the acceleration issue with his Prius. The entire time software and electronics were blamed for the issues, but now Toyota President Akio Toyoda is telling “the House oversight committee that he is ‘absolutely confident’ that the electronics of Toyota’s gas pedal systems are not the source of problems with a number of Toyota vehicles speeding out of control.” More »


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Bug Causes Toyota Recall Of Almost Half A Million New Hybrid Cars

7:16PM February 9, 2010 | Brian Lam

Toyota just announced a massive recall of its 2010 hybrid cars. The reason was a change in brake feeling caused by faulty antilock braking system software. There is no fix for cars on the road yet. More »


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A Frustrated Steve Woz Talks About His Toyota Prius On Video

1:20PM February 3, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

We’ve read about Steve Wozniak’s car troubles and he even updated us on the lack of assistance from Toyota. What we hadn’t seen until now is a video of him venting his frustrations. And wow! The man is truly frustrated. More »


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Steve Wozniak Update On His Prius Problems

12:58AM February 3, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Steve Wozniak has commented on Gizmodo about his problems with his beloved Toyota Prius, its faulty acceleration software, and his problems reporting this to both Toyota and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He’s frustrated and completely right. More »


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Steve Wozniak Explains: Faulty Software Caused His Car Troubles

5:33PM February 2, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Uh oh. Steve Woz is having some “very scary” trouble with his 2010 Toyota Prius. At a recent event in San Francisco he went off topic and talked about how faulty software is to blame for his car’s accelerator troubles: More »


Science

Toyota Creates Flowers To Absorb Prius Manufacturing Emissions

4:53AM October 30, 2009 | Adam Frucci

What do you do when the “eco-friendly” car you’re manufacturing is actually horrible for the environment to manufacture? Re-engineer nature, obviously! More »