There is one aspect of the 2010 Prius that we didn’t highlight in our info overload post from yesterday: the Touch Tracer Display. Most of the time, there is nothing in front of the speedometer; we want a clear view of how fast we’re going, right? But, there are also a lot of buttons on the steering wheel and constantly shifting our view from the road to the volume or temperature control isn’t exactly a good way to drive. To combat furtive downward glances, Toyota has come up with the TTD, which causes little orange lights appear on an overlay screen that looks like it’s hovering above the speedometer when you put your finger on the circular buttons on the steering wheel . It’s neat and kind of surprising the first time it happens. Once you learn to expect it, it’s a great visual cue to go along with the wheel-mounted controls. Toyota says this is the “the first display system in the world to allow steering wheel controls to Car Blog Greenout on the instrument panel.” We doubt it’ll be the last. Gallery: 2010 Toyota Prius [Source: Toyota] Auto Blog: Emerging Technologies , Hybrid , Toyota 2010 Toyota Prius: the steering wheel wants your Touch (Tracer Display) originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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2010 Toyota Prius: the steering wheel wants your Touch (Tracer Display)