Important Innovations Collection: Toyota's 2020 Olympics Taxi

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Toyota's 2020 Olympics Taxi Ride
Source:  Toyota's Japan Taxi

 Very Interesting Tech
Toyota's Japan Taxi for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is designed to be a crowd pleaser for tourists loaded with luggage, disabled individuals in wheelchairs and for people of all sizes.  It's expensive, costing one-third more to build than its predecessor.  The vehicle also has some impressive technology including anti-virus air conditioning.  For a news blog with more details, go to Important Innovations Collection: Toyota's 2020 Olympics Taxi: Japan Taxi: Crowd Pleaser with Big Price-tag A Taxi with Something for Everyone The Japan Taxi that Toyota has developed for the 2020 ...

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