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Software Glitches Stall Toyota Prius

Posted by timothy on from the cool-story-to-tell-saint-peter dept.

t35t0r writes "CNN/Money/Tech reports that 2004 and early 2005 Toyota Prius models have software bugs that cause them to stall while traveling at highway speeds. While no accidents were reported to have been caused by the software glitch, could we be heading into an era where our automobiles will require software updates and fixes to keep them from literally 'crashing'?"

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  1. old school by Nikademus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This may be the saddest thing of all, but it was a little bit forecast. I think car makers should more rely on "old school" things to make sure cars just work.

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  2. Re:I can just imagine it... by merdaccia · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's called a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission), and uses a belt and cone instead of discrete gears. This allows the engine to get the optimal power (or efficiency) for whatever travelling speed you want.

    More info here: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cvt.htm

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