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How does "i-road" Toyota's three wheeled car looks like

This new concept in urban mobility “Toyota i-Road” combines the potential of both cars and motorbikes. Based on the future of urban transport, it is a three-wheeler, one seater, car.
The left and right front wheels move up and down independently synchronized in response to the driver’s steering, and the vehicle automatically selects the optimal lean angle when cornering.
This environment friendly EV is powered by lithium-ion batteries and can travel for about 50km on one charge.
As easy to use as a motorbike, but without fear of getting wet in rain, and no need to wear a helmet. Since it is the vehicle that maintains balance – not the driver – stability is maintained not only on curves, but on slopes and over uneven surfaces.
i-road is 2,345 mm long, 870 mm wide and 1,455 mm tall
In order to encourage the practical, convenient and fun use of the i-Road, Toyota launched, "Open Road Project" during July 2015, and is expected to end in July 2016.

Lets now see how this project is working.
i-Road, designed for flexibility and ease of use, will be paired with Park24's "Times Car Plus" service, which allows members to use share cars at any time of day or night.
With a focus on one-way transportation to commercial facilities and sightseeing locations, users will pick up vehicles from the Times Station at Yurakucho ITOCiA and later return them to any of five locations: Tokyo Tower, Asakusa, Odaiba Palette Town, Tokyo Dome City or Yurakucho ITOCiA.
Park24 will offer the service to Times Car Plus corporate members and some individual members. An online reservation page will allow users to check availability, make reservations and sign up for compulsory i-Road training courses. The service will cost 412 yen per unit of 15 minutes, with a maximum usage period of two and a half hours.
The “i-Road” is 870mm wide enabling ease of handling in confined spaces. It can run without using the entire lane on crowded urban roads, and it only needs a parking space of half or even a quarter that of a normal car.
Germany's Daimler has taken the lead with car2go, where its 1 million-plus members in 30 European and North American cities use a mobile app to reserve the tiny Smart Fortwo car, many of which are zero-emission.

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