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Newsletter N°80 - September 2025
🏙️ Smart Cities: Woven City Launches: The Next Step in Smart Urban Living
In autumn 2025, Toyota will officially inaugurate Phase 1 of Woven City, its bold urban laboratory at the foot of Mount Fuji on the former Susono industrial site. This project marks Toyota's transformation from a car manufacturer into a global leader in mobility and innovation.
A City Designed for Co-Creation:
Currently spanning 47,000 square meters, Woven City will soon welcome around 360 residents, primarily Toyota employees and their families. The site is conceived as a vibrant, real-world testing platform: at its heart, 19 partner companies—ranging from startups to major corporations and universities—will jointly develop tomorrow's city. Here, smart mobility, AI-powered living, assistive robotics, green energy, and connected homes are tried and tested, with direct feedback from residents and participants guiding development.
Innovation at the Core:
Woven City draws on the technological strength of Toyota and its partners. Autonomous vehicles, hydrogen-powered mobility, smart residential infrastructure, and intelligent energy networks will all be part of daily life. The project aims to expand the concept of mobility to encompass not just people, but also goods, information, and energy—benefiting everyone.
A Respectful and Inclusive Urban Model:
Woven City was designed from the outset as an inclusive, sustainable community, and in March 2023 earned the prestigious LEED Platinum environmental certification—a first for a Japanese city. Community is central, with residents (“Weavers”) and visitors co-creating tangible solutions for better urban living. An innovation accelerator (“Woven City Challenge”) is also available to nurture new talent and guarantee ongoing progress.
Woven City - Mount Fuji
Woven City - Mount Fuji
Woven City - Mount Fuji
Woven City - Mount Fuji
A Long-Term Vision:
Phase 1’s launch on September 25, 2025, is just the beginning: the city will gradually expand to eventually host up to 2,000 residents, opening its doors to the public from 2026. Insights and lessons from this initial stage will shape the city’s development and future experiments.
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