Toyota Provides Glimpse Into Its Mobility Future With The Concept-i Series - HybridCars.com

Toyota has announced its "Concept-i" series, its artificially intelligence-equipped cars of the future offering a sneak preview into how A.I. and its drivers will interact. To be unveiled at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Toyota's Concept-i series comprises of three all-electric concepts. They include a city-friendly "i-Ride" show car operating in pedestrian zones, a Segway-style "i-Walk" upright scooter, and the wheelchair user-friendly Concept-i 4-seater from last January's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). All three models will feature an A.I. interface called AI Agent, a piece of software that recognizes and analyzes a driver's emotions, actions, and tone of voice to learn preferences and perform tasks on its own without verbal commands. Some of these functions may include suggesting a destination, changing cabin conditions, or activation of a rhythmic seat massage if the technology senses its driver to be under stress.