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As a regenerative braking problem. can you explain what's going on with the prius? >> well, basically the way i understand it is if they are in their vehicle and they apply the brakes and they hit a slight bump, the car feels that one of the wheels is starting to lose traction. >> right. >> because they're braking. and it's on the abs mode. >> the anti-lock braking system mode. >> correct. >> right. >> so it's kind of like a logic problem. >> all right. that sounds like a computer problem. >> correct. >> here's how i've heard it sort of described to me. you've got this regenerative braking sys...

When you start to feel as though your brakes have gone out on you. >> right. the brake pedal has a different-type feel to it. >> okay, so that's it. >> correct. >> so we've diagnosed the problem. >> yes, we have. >> is it a mechanical problem? is it a computer problem? what's at the source here? >> it's a computer-type problem. >> okay. >> because they're fixed by reflashing the computers. >> what is that, reboot? >> reprogram the computer with different data. i would think that it's probably going to make it not so sensitive. >> uh-huh. >> to slight bumps, to start throwing it into its abs mo...