Toyota's ambitious project, Woven City, located at the base of Mount Fuji, is nearing completion. Phase one is finished, welcoming the first residents later this year. The city is designed to be a hub for innovation, housing scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs who can test and develop cutting-edge technologies in a real-world setting. Toyota is also hosting a competition for inventors and startups to pitch their ideas and secure scholarships to work within Woven City.
Back in early 2020, Toyota announced plans to build its own city on the site of its former factory at the base of Mount Fuji. It was to be known as Woven City and would be a home for scientists, inventors, engineers, and researchers to develop and test new tech in a real-world environment. And now, five years later, Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda has confirmed that phase one of the build is complete.
Apparently the first of the 2,000-odd residents will begin moving in later this year, with Toyota employees (plus their families and pets) filling the early spots. You don’t have to work for Toyota to live in Woven City, though. In fact, at CES 2025 Akio (introduced with his proper title ‘Chairman and Master Driver’ and bearing the same tie he wore five years earlier) announced plans for a competition that will allow inventors and startups to pitch for scholarships and a site to test their new ideas. If any inventors out there are looking for a really big space to work in, please keep us in mind,” said Toyoda at CES. “By combining Toyota’s strengths with those from different industries, we will be able to create new products and services that we could never achieve on our own.” Fancy it? Certainly looks like a picturesque place to live. Best make sure you don’t mind interacting with robots, though. They’ll be all over the place. Thankfully Toyota hasn’t totally forgotten the cars, although don’t expect a city where everyone drives either a GR Yaris or a Land Cruiser. Only low- to zero-emission, autonomous vehicles will be allowed in Woven City, and their use will help to develop Toyota’s all-seeing AI-based driverless tec
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