Toyota unveils mobi at japan mobility show 2025
Toyota reveals mobi during Japan Mobility Show 2025, an electric bubble car for kids that takes them anywhere on its own and without adult supervision on board. On view at the event between October 30th and November 9th, the prototype forms part of the company’s Mobility for All project, which aims to create vehicles that can transport anyone, regardless of age or ability. In this case, it’s the children with the concept vehicle’s playful colors, micro size, and LED blinking eyes at the front to make it look as if it were interacting with them firsthand.
The electric bubble car for kids is shaped like a small, spaceship-inspired pod. The adults come in when they open the door, which swings upward, and let their child step in and sit. The prototype uses AI to drive itself, and the system controls the direction, speed, and movement in the traffic. As soon as the child is strapped in, they can talk to the AI assistant called UX Friend, which gives the young driver friendly instructions on how to ‘drive’ the autonomous pod as well as talk to them throughout the ride.
Toyota’s Kids mobi car at Japan Mobility Show 2025 | image © designboom
No adults on board for electric bubble car for kids
Parents who would like to entrust their kids and their safety on the road to AI can try Toyota’s electric bubble car, mobi. As the company shows it during the Japan Mobility Show 2025, the round and closed shape of the vehicle can allow it to protect the child inside it during the ride. The seat is covered with fuzzy material to make the child feel at home, and the interiors are wide enough to accommodate them comfortably.
While the company has yet to state the complete specs, the outer likely uses lightweight plastic or composite materials, while the sensors and cameras are placed around the electric bubble car so it can detect motion and obstacles nearby and guard the kids on the road. At the event in Japan, visitors can roam around and study the prototype of Toyota’s Kids mobi car, which they can do between October 30th and November 9th, 2025. So far, the company has yet to announce when it will conduct road or driving tests for the prototype with a kid in it.
the door swings upward | image © designboom
the seat is covered with fuzzy material to make kids feel comfortable | image © designboom
there are LED blinking eyes at the front | image © designboom
the outer shell of the electric bubble car for kids has a matte skin | image © designboom
rear view of the micro vehicle | image © designboom
mobi is part of Toyota’s Mobility for All project
the roof has ‘ears’ for a playful look
the vehicle is driven by an AI system
rear view of the vehicle
so far, the project is still a concept with a prototype
project info:
name: mobi
company: Toyota | @toyota_jp
event: Japan Mobility Show 2025 | @jama_jpn
dates: October 30th and November 9th, 2025
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