Toyota’s latest concept car that picks up on your emotions

Toyota’s latest concept car that picks up on your emotions

This is truly the car of the future—the kind that actually picks up on your emotions and interacts not just with you but also the drivers around you. Japanese auto brand Toyota’s latest concept car equipped with artificial intelligence system was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this month. The Toyota Concept-I actually builds a relationship with its driver by learning their driving patterns and schedules, as well as measuring their emotions and mapping them against the car’s whereabouts. The AI assistant, affectionately named Yui, also uses its technologies to improve safety, offering  automated driving to help the driver navigate difficult road conditions, on the basis of its monitoring of the driver’s attention and responsiveness as well as road conditions. Inside, Yui uses light and sound to communicate information to the driver. Coloured lighting in the footwells indicates whether the vehicle is in self-driving or manual mode, and projectors in the rear warn about blind spots. The exterior of the car also communicates with its user and surroundings. When the driver approaches the vehicle, text appears on the door panels to welcome them. On its rear, the car displays warning messages about turns and hazards, while the vehicle’s front communicates to other drivers when the car is in its autonomous mode. Now this is truly one smart car.