What this is
How Toyota came to build a rideable Miraidon: engineers in a Toyota staff group chose it after seeing it drawn on a child's survey sheet, wanted to build it, and TPC agreed. The model was shown in 2023 and 2024.
How it’s built
- Read from TPC's own article on the project, March 2024.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
The choice came from the partner; no product was sold, so it is a tie-up rather than a licence.
Where it comes from
The line in the source
友だちとコミュニケーションするように接しながら楽しく移動できるミライドンは、まさに子どもたちの夢を具現化した存在だと思ったんです／そんな彼らの強い思いに私たちも共感しました。 In English
Miraidon, which you ride while interacting with it like a friend, embodies children's dreams (Toyota member) / We [TPC] shared their strong wish.