I've meant to build one of these for years

Posted on July 26, 2004 at 10:49 PM

Toyota inventors have patented the designs for a car with facial expressions. It reacts automatically to the driving environment, showing anger when someone cuts you off, and surprise when the driver has to brake suddenly to avoid something. I'd love to see that car on an autocross course. (via)

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Posted by c-a g 22 hours, 50 minutes later

it's like a really expensive tamagatchi.

Posted by tcg 1 hour, 21 minutes later

I hope it doesn't die if you forget to feed it. ("My plastic plants died because I did not pretend to water them.")

Posted by c-a g 1 day, 20 hours later

if by 'die,' you mean 'stop going;' and by 'feed' you mean 'give gas to.' then no, no it doesn't, never fear.