The i-unit is not much bigger than a person. For me, the ideal future society would not be an inorganic one surrounded by machines but one where nature and life flourish together, and in which human beings live naturally.” “It is a tool that people of every generation will find attractive and want to ride once they ride it, they will see that it seems alive. This is what I wish to express with i-unit. Movement changes the self and, in turn, the direction of society.
Yoshiaki Kato, chief engineer of the i-unit R&D team says: “Freedom of movement brings out the individual in each of us, directly affecting society and the earth as well. Travelling through the environment and reacting to its surroundings, the i-unit grows with you. The organic form of the i-unit blends with the landscape and becomes one with the passenger, moving like a living thing. The inspiration for the i-unit design is the leaf, a natural expression of life on earth. The i-unit has been developed for exhibition and performance at the Toyota Group pavilion at Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan and is being shown in Europe for the first time. Visitors to the Toyota stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show will be introduced to an exciting new concept in human mobility – the Toyota i-unit. Leading edge IT features including biometric recognition Developed for exhibition at Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan A new mobility concept to inspire the individual
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