Cash-flush Toyota builds a city to test AI, green technology
Toyota's Woven City, located near Mount Fuji, is designed as a test course for mobility, focusing on robotics, AI, and zero-emission transport, rather than a traditional "smart city." The first phase of construction, covering 47,000 square meters, is complete, with plans to expand to 294,000 square meters. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive leading the project, emphasized its purpose as a space for researchers and startups to collaborate and experiment with future technologies.
Built on the site of a former Toyota auto plant, Woven City aims to avoid the pitfalls of other ambitious, but ultimately unfinished, futuristic city projects like Alphabet's Toronto proposal and Saudi Arabia's "Neom." The project distinguishes itself by prioritizing mobility testing and technological development over real estate development, creating a unique environment for innovation.
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Toyota's Woven City, located near Mount Fuji, is designed as a test course for mobility, focusing on robotics, AI, and zero-emission transport, rather than a traditional "smart city." The first phase of construction, covering 47,000 square meters, is complete, with plans to expand to 294,000 square meters. Daisuke Toyoda, an executive leading the project, emphasized its purpose as a space for researchers and startups to collaborate and experiment with future technologies.
Built on the site of a former Toyota auto plant, Woven City aims to avoid the pitfalls of other ambitious, but ultimately unfinished, futuristic city projects like Alphabet's Toronto proposal and Saudi Arabia's "Neom." The project distinguishes itself by prioritizing mobility testing and technological development over real estate development, creating a unique environment for innovation.
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