One of my pet gripes about the media and celebrities is the lack of follow-up and accountability. Remember all the hoopla about Steve Wozniak’s Prius with the mysterious electronics glitch that he could manipulate to create UA? My take was that obviously his cruise control had a minor bug that only showed up at over eighty mph. Woz readily admitted that he could disengage it with a tap on the brakes. Well, thanks to his celebrity status and the coverage, the story ended with Toyota agreeing to take his Prius for a week to test it thoroughly. So what happened? (Read More…)
Posted in Media, News Blog, Safety, Toyota
Tagged as Prius, steve wozniak, toyota ua, Unintended Acceleration, wozniak
Tagged as Prius, steve wozniak, toyota ua, Unintended Acceleration, wozniak
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