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Toyota Completes $10 Billion Futuristic 'Woven City' in Japan

The experimental smart city, designed to test groundbreaking technologies, will welcome its first residents this fall.

  • Toyota's Woven City, a $10 billion experimental smart city at the base of Mt. Fuji, has completed its first phase of construction.
  • The 12-acre community will serve as a 'living laboratory' for testing innovations in mobility, sustainability, and urban living.
  • Initial residents, primarily Toyota employees and their families, will begin moving in during the fall of 2025, with plans to expand the population to 2,000 over time.
  • The city features cutting-edge technologies, including AI-powered smart homes, autonomous vehicles, and hydrogen fuel cell energy systems, with contributions from partners like Daikin and NISSIN.
  • Designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group, Woven City has earned Japan's first LEED Platinum certification for sustainable community design.
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