The Insider

20th January 2008

Log on for a big love-in with Tata

The Tata Nano city car has been unveiled – and there’s a new website to generate interest in the £1,000 machine. You can ‘create your own dream car’ by logging on at www.tatapeoplescar.com and choosing colours and stickers. But take the ‘first impressions’ section with a pinch of salt. Strangely enough, of the small number of potential buyers to have replied, all love the Nano!

Robot is music to Toyota’s ears

There’s a new worker ready to start at the Toyota factory – but it won’t be doing a regular job. The firm has now created a special version of its robot,
which plays a tiny violin to entertain plant visitors. The little musician has an incredible 17 joints in its arms, and is leading the way for a growing number of robot workers.

Mum’s revenge on drink-driver

one American teenager has been taught a very sobering lesson that drinking and driving really don’t mix. Discovering some booze in her son’s car, mother Jane Hambleton placed an ad in the local paper, sharing the news of his misdemeanour with the town of Des Moines, Iowa – and putting the motor up for sale. She ignored her son’s pleas that the drink was left by a friend and was not his, and sold the vehicle to teach him a lesson!