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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...

But the same brand, the same issue for toyota. >> reporter: same brand, same issue. we're talking about something that is fundamental to this vehicle, the ability to brake. we're talking about the toyota prius. a hasty news conference, what we heard from toyota executives is what's happening here is a failure with the abs system. so when you press on the brake of the brand new 2010 prius, the brake doesn't fully function. there's a gap. exactly how long that gap is, toyota executives say it is less than a second. they couldn't quantify beyond that. so the fix is a software glitch. they've clic...