Actually, a pretty good article discussing how widespread software -- and software glitches -- are in modern cars (including Prii). Full article [font=Courier New:e945d39a22]The software glitch that caused some Toyota Prius hybrids to suddenly stall casts a spotlight on a broader problem: Cars have computers, lots of them, and computers can crash. Automakers spend $2 billion to $3 billion a year fixing software problems, said Stavros Stefanis, an automotive software specialist at IBM Corp. The typical passenger car has 70 or more tiny but powerful computers onboard that control audio systems, air conditioning, brakes, air bags and scores of other tasks. And the systems are complex: Software for the average car can have more than 35 million lines of code, 100 times or more the code needed for a full-color, action- and sound-packed interactive computer game. [/font:e945d39a22]
Not a bad article. Evenly distributed indicating software issues in BMWs, MBs, and others. People fail to consider the vast number of computers in their cars. Some of them just don't know while others just don't care to know. THanks for the article.
I find, it is the dealer technicians who are the greatest hazard to your Prius. My Prius was in on 4 different occasions before they found out that a 3rd wire to my GPS was not connected. All the time, they said nothing was wrong with it. Drive 25 miles and it couldn't find north. :x John
