Seven years later, less than 40,000 have been sold and people are still getting from point A to point B the same damn way. So it’s kinda surprising that the worlds largest automaker, Toyota, would even think of building a Segway competitor. But they did, and it’s called the Winglet…

Officially called a “personal transport assistance robot,” the Winglet is supposed to “contribute to society by helping people enjoy a safe and fully mobile life,” ’cause walking is so damn hard, right? It’s powered by an electric motor and keeps it balance with a bunch of internal sensors. To move the Winglet, all the rider has to do is shift their body weight in the direction they want to go in. Unlike the Segway, the Winglet is gonna come in three sizes (small, medium and large) so you can choose whichever one feels more comfortable. The Winglet is expected to be in development until next year. We admit, they look a little hotter than the Segway, but we’ll stick with the MTA. Watch a video of the Winglet in motion below.

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Although most of those cars were nothing more than civilian cruisers with a heavy helping of fiberglass and stickers, we all thought, at one point or another, that it’d be dope to see ‘em burn rubber in person. Toyota’s Racing squad and Warner Bros. had the same idea when they brought the Tumbler to Silverstone raceway in Northamptonshire, England last week for a few laps against its F1 racecar. There might not have been any fire coming from the tailpipe, but it was cool to see the Batmobile driving around someplace other than Gotham City. After the jump check out some footage of the Tumbler at Silverstone.

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