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Let"s get straight to the point: Toyota says this car, the Concept-i, can measure your emotional response to the places you drive, using the information to build a relationship with you. And if that isn"t the eeriest thing you read today, give yourself a gold star. It"s the brainchild of those forward-thinking Californians at Toyota"s CALTY design centre, who"ve decided that what we"ll need more of in the future is a car that is personally invested in our lives. If we"re deciphering their designer-concept-speak correctly, that means that the Concept-i will know when you"re stressed from peak-hour traffic, switching the radio to Al Green and giving you a quick seat massage.It"s all thanks to an onboard Super-Siri, named Yui". Represented by a flashing blue circle and a whimsical, casual tone, he" can be used to operate every function of the car simply by asking.And working with self-driving tech, if Yui notices that you"re not 100 per cent focused on the road, or if your driving isn"t up to the prevailing climatic conditions, he"ll make the car take over. Expect a lot of helpful hints from Yui about blind spots, potential hazards and the best route to take to your destination. Interesting as it is to read about it, though, it makes sense to have a go. So TG patiently and politely queued up for a brief sit in the Concept-i at CES, and a short date with Yui.Our eight-minute drive" (it was all done on the stand via screens) saw us provide a mug shot so that Yui could use it to read our facial expression (and therefore mood), before divulging some of our hobbies to him.Yui deduced we quite like driving and directed us to a twisty mountain road, popping the car into autonomous mode for the dull freeway section between us and our destination. When this happened, the seat reclined and started a pulsing massage. When we reached the curvy Californian roads, Yui regaled facts about the local area.
Date written: 8 Jan 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6315
Let"s get straight to the point: Toyota says this car, the Concept-i, can measure your emotional response to the places you drive, using the information to build a relationship with you. And if that isn"t the eeriest thing you read today, give yourself a gold star. It"s the brainchild of those forward-thinking Californians at Toyota"s CALTY design centre, who"ve decided that what we"ll need more of in the future is a car that is personally invested in our lives. If we"re deciphering their designer-concept-speak correctly, that means that the Concept-i will know when you"re stressed from peak-hour traffic, switching the radio to Al Green and giving you a quick seat massage.It"s all thanks to an onboard Super-Siri, named Yui". Represented by a flashing blue circle and a whimsical, casual tone, he" can be used to operate every function of the car simply by asking.And working with self-driving tech, if Yui notices that you"re not 100 per cent focused on the road, or if your driving isn"t up to the prevailing climatic conditions, he"ll make the car take over. Expect a lot of helpful hints from Yui about blind spots, potential hazards and the best route to take to your destination. Interesting as it is to read about it, though, it makes sense to have a go. So TG patiently and politely queued up for a brief sit in the Concept-i at CES, and a short date with Yui.Our eight-minute drive" (it was all done on the stand via screens) saw us provide a mug shot so that Yui could use it to read our facial expression (and therefore mood), before divulging some of our hobbies to him.Yui deduced we quite like driving and directed us to a twisty mountain road, popping the car into autonomous mode for the dull freeway section between us and our destination. When this happened, the seat reclined and started a pulsing massage. When we reached the curvy Californian roads, Yui regaled facts about the local area.
Date written: 8 Jan 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6315
