Toyota had huge plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, however the video games have been delayed as a result of coronavirus pandemic and issues have been decidedly muted now that they’re lastly going down.

Whereas the corporate was initially slated to roll out a fleet of roughly 3,700 autos for the Olympics, we actually haven’t heard a lot about them these days.

That’s altering immediately as a baseball-themed Toyota is making the rounds on social media. Designed to move aid pitchers, the mannequin is seemingly based mostly on the APM Mobility Automobile.

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— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 30, 2021

Nonetheless, this model is much extra radical because it options an open design in addition to a single rear seat that’s designed to resemble a catcher’s mitt. Elsewhere, there’s astroturf-like flooring with the define of a baseball discipline.

The entire thing is fairly ridiculous, however ESPN famous the Cleveland Indians have been the primary main league crew to make use of a automotive to deliver aid pitchers to the mound in 1960. Nonetheless, bullpen automobiles have largely fallen out of favor up to now few many years.

As for the APM, Toyota payments it as a low-speed, short-distance electrical car which is good for transporting guests and workers inside massive occasions and venue grounds. Regular variations have three rows of seating with the primary devoted to a center-mounted driver’s seat. The second and third rows present house for 5 passengers, whereas the seats can be folded to accommodate a wheelchair within the second row.

Whereas the bullpen automotive is wonderful overkill, it presumably solely has a spread of 62 miles (100 km) and a prime velocity of 12 mph (19 km/h).