Using LEDs to
display messages
on the back of a car? Looks like we have yet another contender with the
same idea, except this time all four sides get an LED panel each. The
idea behind Daihatsu's Pico concept EV is that it can interact with
surrounding pedestrians and drivers using messages with matching colors.
For instance, the LED belt can issue a red warning on the back if a car
is following too closely; or when driving past pedestrians in close
proximity (think rascal scooters but with front and back seats), the
belt can turn green and indicate that the car's limited to a safe top
speed of 3.7mph.
Other than that, the Pico's very much just a cute little EV with a
driving range of up to 31 miles (with a full two-hour charge), plus a
top speed of 31mph. We also dig the touchscreen console inside the car,
but with just the two LED bars acting as doors, we sure hope it'll
withstand a bit of rain. Video after the break.
Zach Honig contributed to this article.
