Toyota Introduces Scooter That ‘Walks’ On Your Behalf To Replace Legwork
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Toyota is doing away with walking.
Its latest transportation solution is the ‘C+walk T’, which is essentially looking like an enhanced, optimized rework of the Segway. This is a tri-wheeled standing electric scooter, designed to replace walking.
The company has designed this mainly for its customers who have mobility issues, allowing them to get to and around places like shopping malls and airports with more ease than the current experience allows.
It has a top speed of six miles per hour, which is reserved for “experienced users.” And when it’s cruising along at this speed, the scooter has built-in anti-collision technology to avoid unhappy accidents with obstacles and pedestrians. When sensing either in front of it, the scooter will automatically slow down to 1.2 mph for safety.
“It is designed so that it is comfortable to use in walking areas, facilitating side-by-side travel and communication with fellow pedestrians,” the company writes. It takes up around the same space as a walking person does, and its speed was built to accommodate typical walking speeds.
With this, it’ll allow users to navigate crowded areas or tight spaces without needing to worry if a larger scooter or a wheelchair will fit.
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Its design is built to accommodate riders up to six feet tall and 220 pounds, powered by a 250 W motor and a 272 Wh removable battery.
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Some uses highlighted by Toyota include traveling across large corporate facilities, or enabling elderly users to “ease the burden of walking” in the context of security work. Other than this, able-bodied users can also use the device; it could be implemented in walking tours, or even be seen on roads in the future.
There are also plans in place to develop models that allow for seats and wheelchairs to be linked to the C+walk T, as shown below. It’s hoping that all this will make up the C+walk series.
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Meanwhile, the C+walk T will be available at Toyota automobile dealers alongside being offered at rental and leasing stores now, having been officially released on October 1.
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[via Electrek, images via Toyota]
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