Japan Unveils The World's Smallest Car

Japanese tech conglomerate Hitachi today revealed its new Robot for Personal Intelligent Transport System (Ropits, for short) in the city of Tsukuba in the Ibaraki Prefecture.
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Originally developed to help those who have difficulty walking - an increasing number of people in Japan's ageing society - Ropits is designed to be small enough to move through pedestrian spaces.

Lightweight: Passengers enter the Ropits vehicle by means of a front hatch