Toy vehicles and play sets with contactless identification

A toy vehicle comprising:

• an RFID transponder;
• and
• a chassis defined by an outer edge and at least partially fabricated from a material that is one or more of conductive and magnetic, the chassis further including:
• an aperture defined by an inner edge, the aperture configured to support the RFID transponder;
• and
• a transverse slot from the outer edge to the inner edge of the aperture.

A toy vehicle set comprising:

• a toy vehicle including an RFID transponder operable to produce an identification signal to identify the toy vehicle;
• an RFID reader configured to:
• generate an electromagnetic field;
• detect an identification signal produced by an RFID transponder;
• and
• produce data representative of the identified toy vehicle;
• wherein the toy vehicle further includes circuitry associated with the RFID transponder, such that the circuitry is adapted, upon engaging the electromagnetic field, to convert electromagnetic energy into power to provide motive force to the toy vehicle.