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Toyota cast doubt on a California man’s claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying the report is inconsistent with the findings of the company’s preliminary investigation. (March 15)

Toyota engineers have offered key preliminary findings of a technical field examination and testing regarding an alleged “runaway Prius” event. The investigation has discovered significant inconsistencies between the “runaway Prius” event and the findings from the investigation. Learn more at bit.ly

A California highway police officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car’s accelerator became stuck on a freeway near San Diego, authorities said. (March 9)