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Perspective: Toyota Prius Recall Is Only a Bump in the Road in the Move Toward Electrification

Green Car Congress

The recall of Toyota’s Prius is causing some observers to question whether the prospects for the entire hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) markets are fundamentally hurt. This immediate problem affecting the 2010 Prius relates to software that manages the regenerative and conventional braking system. Earlier post.]

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

Cars That Think

In 2010, Henry Evans saw a robot on TV. It cost $400,000,” Jane recalls. “It I found that incredibly frustrating,” Kemp recalls. In 2016, Kemp started working on the design of a new robot. For most of the people watching that day, the PR2 was little more than a novelty. It weighed 400 pounds.

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