TOYOTA, Japan — Toyota Motor Corp. is working on a “flying car.”A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who’ll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. It managed to get up as high as eye level for several seconds before tilting and falling to the ground. The group is now working on a better design with the money from Toyota with the plan to have the first manned flight in 2019. As Toyota gets into the business of ecological vehicles, such as hybrids, electric cars and fuel cells, it’s turning into an energy company as well. “Toyota’s business is centred on mobility, anything that moves, including people, things, money, information, energy,” said Nakanishi.

Source: National Post June 03, 2017 14:03 UTC