Toyota Patents Winking, Laughing, Crying Car

From the sublime to the ridiculous...

"The expression "road rage" usually refers to infuriated drivers who lose their temper and lash out at other motorists. But what if a car could also express anger, crouching low on its wheel base and glowering with red headlights like a lion about to pounce?

Four inventors working for Toyota in Japan have won a patent for a car that they say can help drivers communicate better by glaring angrily at another car cutting through traffic as well as appear to cry, laugh, wink or just look around."

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