At least, that's the idea behind Toyota's latest concept vehicle: an electric, self-driving pod called e-Palette that can be used for ride sharing, deliveries, or as a mobile retail or office space.

Autonomous logistics and transportation have been envisioned with Toyota’s e-Palette concept, a fully autonomous, battery-electric vehicle with an open control interface to allow partner ...

Planned services include electric buses using Toyota’s e-Palette vehicle, mobile vending and a delivery service that integrates smartphone apps with delivery robots. Construction on Woven City ...

(Reuters) -Toyota Motor said on Monday it would resume operations of its self-driving e-Palette pods at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village with greater operator control and more safety staff to ...