Toyota’s FV2 Concept, a four-wheel Segway that wants to be your pal

No auto show produces more oddball concept cars than the biennial Tokyo Motor Show, and with this year's event a matter of days away, Japanese automakers have begun teasing their wildest ideas. Even before the doors open, Toyota has made a strong bid for the crown of strangest wheeled conveyance with this, a vehicle that an owner would ride like a horse — and bond with as well.

Japanese automakers have struggled for years with a society that's increasingly less interested in driving and vehicles and less able to afford them. To fight those trends, those automakers have attempted to find either new, less-expensive vehicles or load their models with the technology their buyers demand at all times.