Technology continues to advance every day and has advanced far past what anyone could have ever conceived twenty years ago. The new most advanced technologies of this generation are the smart phones and the automobiles. With a smart phone, someone can achieve all of their daily tasks with ease from any location in the world. The newest cars can run on electricity and can park themselves. Toyota seems to be embracing these two technologies and forming them in to one machine with a new smart phone car that they are calling the Fun Vii.
The smart phone car was revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show, which takes place every two years in the Japanese capital. Most of the Japanese auto makers usually use the Tokyo Motor Show to display futuristic concept cars that nobody has ever seen before. Every concept car that was revealed would make every car lover drool, but no of them were nearly impressive as the Toyota Fun Vii.
The car’s name stands for vehicle interactive internet and is a rather small car at only 13 feet long. The Fun Vii also does not feature any paint on the exterior. Instead of a paint job, the Fun Vii features an interactive touch screen that you would see on most of the smart phones currently on the market. During the presentation of the Fun Vii, the car was able to recognize and greet the driver as he walked up to the car. This kind of technology could potentially be used in cars to help prevent from auto theft.
Some of the other impressive features of the Fun Vii that were on display at the Tokyo Motor Show include the exterior of the car being able to display your favorite photos, videos or other media. The interior of the Fun Vii also features several features that have never been seen in a car before including the car waring the driver of upcoming driving hazards. The Fun Vii was also able to instantly read Facebook status updates to the driver without having to press a button. When you combine all of the features that were on display in Tokyo, the Toyota Fun Vii is truly a smart phone car.
While all of this very impressive to see, there is no reason to get too excited about actually being able to drive a Toyota Fun Vii in the near future. As with all of the other concept cars on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Fun Vii is a car that Toyota is hoping to be able to replicate several years in the future. Toyota may start to implement several of the features found in the interior of the Fun Vii in their upcoming cars. The driver recognition, Facebook feature and driving hazard warnings are something that can be placed in any car without raising the price too much. While we may never see a smart phone car hit the market, it is nice to see a company that is trying to innovate several new technologies.
