Toyota is releasing a chatty robot that sits in your car’s cupholder

You might not be able to have robot drive your car just yet, but at least you can get one to keep you company as you drive. Toyota announced today (Oct. 3) that it will be launching a tiny robot in 2017 called Kirobo Mini, that can fit in a car’s cupholder and hold a conversation with drivers to keep them alert on long drives.