Toyota's latest electric car

Toyota's latest electric car resembles a chair

Single-seat 'i-swing' comes with a virtual 'friend'

CHIBA, Japan - Toyota’s single-seat electric car resembles a soft cuddly armchair on three wheels and comes with a virtual “friend” programmed inside that learns the driver’s tastes and personality.

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. says its “i-swing,” which can be seen zipping around on a stage at the Tokyo Motor Show, is a car that’s designed to be more than a cold machine, and for use on sidewalks as well as roads.

It can travel on three or two wheels, and its body is made of polyurethane and covered in fabric — to soften the impact if it bumps into people, Toyota says.