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Toyota design chief sees 'golden age' in pod-car era

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Toyota e-Palette: Runabouts like this could clear way for niche vehicles.
October 09, 2019 08:15 AM

NISSHIN, Japan — Toyota's e-Palette, which takes to Tokyo's streets next year for the Summer Olympics, might perfectly epitomize a faceless future of boring pod vehicles. The nondescript monolithic boxcar can carry everything from people to cargo.

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