Toyota unveils ‘phone on four wheels’

CAR giant Toyota has unveiled a futuristic concept vehicle resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how it is trying to take the lead in technology.

At the Tokyo Motor Show it will also reveal a new electric vehicle, set for launch next year, and a tiny version of the hit Prius petrol-electric hybrid.

But president Akio Toyoda chose to focus on the experimental Fun Vii, which he called “a smartphone on four wheels” at a preview.