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The far-out future is here: Toyota's new concept vehicles out-do science fiction (great pics)
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Posted on 12/03/2004 11:30:33 AM PST by Wolfstar
Yahoo News caption: Toyota's new concept vehicle i-unit is driven in during its unveiling in Tokyo, Dec. 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
The i-unit, which resembles a wheelchair, is designed to help people get around. It will be displayed at an exposition in Aichi, central Japan, next year. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
The compact sized vehicle, which runs on lithium-ion batteries, enables the passenger to move among other people in an upright position in low speed mode, while the vehicle reclines in high speed mode to lower the centre of gravity and ensure stable handling, the company said.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Japan; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: auto; automobile; autoshop; cars; concept; conceptcars; science; scifi; toyota; vehicle
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To: Wolfstar
Look! Hayata! The Monster!
Say what you want but at least the Segway is more than a concept.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:37:59 AM PST
by
Tribune7
To: RosieCotton
To: martin_fierro
DTS ping (dorkier than segway)
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:38:30 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(I'm here because I'm not all there.)
To: Wolfstar
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:38:40 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Writers of hate GW/Christians/ Republicans Articles = GIM=GAY INFECTED MEDIOTS!)
To: Wolfstar
What is the purpose of the outfits the demonstrators are wearing?
To: 1Old Pro
What a waste of money.Well, it's their money, and these are just concepts. Besides, these efforts are more fun than the cartoonish little two-seat EV's Toyota, Nissan and Honda came up with a few years ago.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:39:07 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
(Counting down the days to when the new White House puppy arrives.)
To: Sir Gawain
See? That's MUCH more impressive! ;-)
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:39:33 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: gogipper
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:39:44 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
To: Fudd
The i-foot is hilarious -- and obviously impractical. But the i-unit concept car has possibilities.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:40:16 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
(Counting down the days to when the new White House puppy arrives.)
To: Pyro7480
It just never gets old...
Move zig! For great justice!
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:08 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Them Japanese fellers shure is diff'runt. 
Let's go!
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:10 AM PST
by
mountaineer
(Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Just kidding, you can hate me.)
To: Tribune7
Whoa. I didn't think anything could look dorkier than the Segway. I was wrong.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:16 AM PST
by
lonevoice
(Vast Right Wing Pajama Party)
To: Petronski
The future is queer.ROFLMAO!!! Maybe our kids and grandkids will live in a world with vehicles similar to these.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:24 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
(Counting down the days to when the new White House puppy arrives.)
To: Wolfstar
I thought it was a remake of 'Mothra'.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:39 AM PST
by
Spok
To: floydibanezer
It kept them from being nude. That would distract from the product.
To: Wolfstar
Some movie producer may actually pay Toyota to use these in a sci-fi flick.
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:41:59 AM PST
by
Rockitz
(After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
To: RosieCotton
It just never gets old...
No, it doesn't! ;-)
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:42:37 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
To: PeterFinn
Instead of using the iFoot couldn't you...just...walk?Not if you're wheelchair-bound. This technology could lead to a revolution in mobility aids for the disabled, funded by the "early adopters" with money to burn on geeky toys.
To: Pyro7480
I admit to sitting and watching the whole thing through again, though I've seen it (and lots of variations) about a zillion times...
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:43:22 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: AxelPaulsenJr
Guess it never rains in Japan.Awwww, come on now. They know something about water. After all, Godzilla was born in the ocean, and he just got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
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posted on
12/03/2004 11:43:26 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
(Counting down the days to when the new White House puppy arrives.)
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