The best picture of a high-tech car with big ears you’ll see this year
MiMi listens to electronics tradeshow car whisperers
By Layer 8 on Wed, 10/05/11 - 1:07pm.This is a REAL car whisperer. The so-called MiMi Car is used as a way for Japanese car makers to grab information from attendees of the huge Japanese consumer electronics show, Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC).
The idea is to get passersby to whisper what cool features they'd like to see future cars. Mimi by the way means ear in Japanese. I am pretty sure the ears would not be a feature most drivers would want. But a car that truly listens, now that might be interesting.
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