Instant Alert: A closer look at the Toyota concept car that wants to be your best friend

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   A closer look at the Toyota concept car that wants to be your best friend by Danielle Muoio on Jan 5, 2017, 12:10 PM Advertisement Toyota unveiled its latest concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday night — and it's designed to be your pal. The concept car comes with an artificial intelligence assistant named Yui that can learn more about you over time.  Scroll down for a closer look at Toyota's newest concept car: SEE ALSO: Toyota exec: 'We are not even close' to fully self-driving cars Concept-i is Toyota's latest concept car and shows how the company is taking a gradual approach to self-driving vehicles. While many concept cars are built without a steering wheel to hint at a driverless future, Toyota kept the feature and built the car around the notion of having a human behind the wheel. The clearest example of that driver focus is Yui, Toyota's artificial intelligence assistant. Toyota says Yui is capable of reading human emotions to learn more about a driver over time. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011