How Toyota will use robots at the Tokyo Olympics

A Toyota Motor Corp mobility vehicle designed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games stands on display at the company's head office in Tokyo, Japan. — Bloomberg

When athletes and organisers descend on Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games, they’ll be ferried around in autonomous cars, while torch relay runners will be accompanied by AI-equipped cars. Robots will ferry javelins and hammers.

All told, Toyota Motor Corp. will provide 3,700 vehicles, including dozens of self-driving cars, about 500 fuel-cell vehicles and 850 battery-electric cars to the international sports competition.