▁ABC ▁News ▁claimed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" im possible ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁good ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁t ach ometer " ▁during ▁the ▁actual ▁test , ▁and ▁re - ed ited ▁the ▁foot age . ▁G aw ker . com ▁respond ed ▁that ▁the ▁edited ▁video ▁was ▁even ▁more ▁" st aged ". ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁f als ified ▁foot age ▁" created ▁eth ical ▁questions ". ▁ ▁Possible ▁cru ise ▁control ▁cause ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁multiple ▁media ▁reports ▁claimed ▁that ▁Apple ▁Inc . ▁co - found er ▁Steve ▁W oz nia k ▁had ▁suggested ▁that ▁fault y ▁software ▁may ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁problem . ▁However , ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁CNN ▁interview , ▁W oz nia k ▁stated , ▁" I ▁haven ' t ▁really ▁said ▁those ▁things . ▁They ▁have ▁put ▁those ▁words ▁in ▁my ▁mouth ". ▁Instead , ▁W oz nia k ▁said ▁his ▁comments ▁were ▁about ▁a ▁" min or " ▁cru ise ▁control ▁issue ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁several ▁Pri uses , ▁and ▁regarding ▁other ▁rec alls , ▁" wh ether ▁it ▁was ▁m ats , ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁stick y ▁acceler ator ▁ped al , ▁whatever ▁– ▁I ▁believe ▁they ▁found ▁the ▁right ▁solution . ▁If ▁Toy ota ▁says ▁it ' s ▁not ▁elect rical , ▁then ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁they ' re ▁right ." ▁When ▁asked ▁to ▁describe ▁his ▁cru ise ▁control ▁problem , ▁W oz nia k ▁said , ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁little