(FILES) photo taken 14 October 1997, shows Japan's former Toyota Motor Corp President Hiroshi Okuda siting in the driver's seat of the newly developed "Prius", a passenger vehicle powered by the highly advanced Toyota Hybrid System, in Tokyo. Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93, the firm said on August 12, 2026. (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)