Remember the joys of having your old man taking you
through some of the features of a car when you were a child, and letting you
hop behind the wheel occasionally?
Now, Toyota wants to take that experience and bring
it to an entirely new level, with a special driving school, called Camatte, at
the 2017 International Tokyo Toy Show, in Japan, which opens on June 1.
Young visitors to the brand's stand will learn how
to use the throttle, brake, and steering on a simulator, and then they will put
their skills to work, around an ad-hoc test track, set up within the stand.
Kids will use a special little roadster to do so, the Camatte Petta, which is
the latest iteration of concept cars that the company had presented at the show
in the past 5 years.
Before getting behind the wheel, the young ones will
get to personalize the look of their cars, with panel designs, and colorful
magnetic decals for the bodywork, and after completing the challenge, they will
be awarded with their own 'driver's license', complete with photo.
Toyota have also thought about those too young or
not tall enough to get into the Camatte Petta, as they will learn how to operate
a car using a driving simulator, before sitting in the Camatte 57 Concept, and
being given a 'provisional' license.
