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Toyota Driverless Shuttles May Double as ‘Office-on-the-Go’
- Toyota plans to commercialize the e-Palette within a few years
- Shuttles were to debut at Summer Olympics to carry athletes
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Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to commercialize an autonomous shipping-container-like vehicle within a few years that it says could double as a mobile store or roving office.
Toyota’s e-Palette is a largely transparent, driverless oblong carriage on wheels that’s powered by a battery. It can accommodate up to 20 passengers, with seats that fold up and allow the space to be re-purposed.