Toyota's Woven City: Pioneering Sustainability and Innovation in Urban Living
Key Ideas
  • Toyota inaugurates Woven City, a smart city project in Susono, Japan, emphasizing sustainability and human-centric design.
  • The city features streets for autonomous vehicles, mixed-use, and pedestrians, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and solar energy.
  • Woven City invites inventors and startups to participate in an accelerator program to test new mobility concepts and foster innovation.
  • Akio Toyoda sees Woven City as a 'living laboratory' to shape future urban planning and mobility solutions, with potential global impact.
Toyota Motor has officially launched the 'Woven City' project in Susono, Japan, as a smart city focused on redefining mobility and urban living. Located at the base of Mount Fuji, the city's first phase is completed and ready to welcome initial residents, primarily Toyota staff and families. With an emphasis on sustainability and human-centric design, Woven City aims to test and develop new technologies in a real-world setting. The city's layout includes streets for autonomous vehicles, mixed-use, and pedestrians, promoting safety and connectivity. Buildings are constructed with sustainable materials and equipped with smart home technology, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and solar energy to ensure environmental sustainability. Woven City's collaborative approach involves an accelerator program to engage inventors, startups, and academic institutions, fostering innovation and serving as a testbed for new products and services. Toyota's chairman, Akio Toyoda, envisions Woven City as a 'living laboratory' where residents actively participate in refining mobility concepts, potentially influencing global urban planning and mobility solutions.
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