The first thing you’ll notice when looking at the Toyota FT-EV II is that, indeed, this tiny, sprightly little electric buggy does not in fact have a steering wheel.
In fact, such twentieth century concepts such as a steering wheel and pedals have been replaced in favor of instruments and controls designed to take advantage of wireless information, allowing the car to, on a limited level, DRIVE ITSELF. And check this out:
The car might, for example, recommend music, movies, and other content based on what it knows about the preferences of the driver and passengers. It remains connected to the Internet whenever it is switched on, and connects to its users’ home networks to download data on its operations.
All this is awesome, of course, but how does it DRIVE? Well, pretty well, actually–turns out the car gets fifty miles on a battery charge with a top speed of sixty miles per hour. This means, of course, the car is going to be best suited for urbanites, as opposed to people who actually have to drive any distance to get where they need to.
Being a concept, no one’s got any firm release date yet, but if they do go into production, we’ll be sure to tell you.
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