<p>When a driver steps on both the accelerator and brake pedals, the system is to let the brake function to kick in first, the automaker said.<br /><br />Toyota said they expected to repair up to 80 percent of Prius hybrids that were affected by the brake problems by end of February.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Toyoda suggested he was unlikely to testify before a US congressional committee investigating problems that caused global recalls of Toyota vehicles.<br /><br />He told reporters Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc president Yoshimi Inaba, who is scheduled to sit on the hearings next week, is the "best" person to speak.<br /></p>
<p>When a driver steps on both the accelerator and brake pedals, the system is to let the brake function to kick in first, the automaker said.<br /><br />Toyota said they expected to repair up to 80 percent of Prius hybrids that were affected by the brake problems by end of February.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Toyoda suggested he was unlikely to testify before a US congressional committee investigating problems that caused global recalls of Toyota vehicles.<br /><br />He told reporters Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc president Yoshimi Inaba, who is scheduled to sit on the hearings next week, is the "best" person to speak.<br /></p>
