Being a child has its advantages: Toyota designs a miniature driving school

Toyota will set up a stand at the Tokyo International Toy Show 2017, where parents and children will be able to test drive the Camatte Petta, the latest variant of a family of compact vehicles in prototype form from Toyota. This event will be held from June 1 to 4 at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition centre.

On the circuit the venue will feature, the star will be the Camatte Petta, the newest addition to the Camatte range. Toyota has been presenting a series of Camatte family prototypes every year at the Tokyo Toy Show for six editions now (since 2012), with the aim of helping parents and children become familiar with cars.

At the next edition in 2017, Toyota will set up the Camatte Driving School, a miniature driving school where children over 1.30 metres tall will have the chance to drive a vehicle. The youngest will learn what the driving licence process involves and how to control the steering wheel, accelerator and brake of a vehicle. This year will be the first time Toyota has a space where children can try driving a vehicle in practice.

In addition to the driving activities, the stand will give children the opportunity to design the exterior of their own vehicle with five different patterns to choose from. Children will be able to attach magnets of various shapes and colours to the exterior panels of the Camatte Petta and decorate the vehicle to their own tastes.

An alternative programme has also been designed for the youngest children, who will learn to drive a vehicle in a driving simulator, as well as having the chance to sit at the controls of the Camatte 57s, a prototype unveiled in 2013. All activity participants will receive a provisional driving licence created by Toyota.

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