Toyota unveils new concept car - smartphone on wheels.

Toyota Motor Corporation showcased a new concept vehicle at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show 2011. The vehicle, dubbed the Toyota Fun-Vii, comes with a host of personalized functions. For starters, it can display content on the interior and the exterior of the car. So, for instance, the whole vehicle body can be used as a display space. There are customization options, too and users can change the body colour and display content, based on their preferences, hence making the entire vehicle a hub or a terminal for displaying messages and other information.

The vehicle has an update function that ensures that the software version for the car always stays up to date. The Fun-Vii can connect with surrounding vehicles and infrastructure, allowing it to detect other potentially hazardous vehicles, for example, vehicles in blind spots - in advance; or to link up with friends who are driving nearby. The operation of the Fun-Vii is not limited to the inside of the vehicle, itself, with a portion of the vehicle's functions accessible remotely via a smartphone or any other mobile communication device.

The smartphone car is able to seat three persons and for now is just a concept. However, it’ll be interesting to see how much of this technology can be implemented in real life.