Toyota's new creation has no wheels: Woven City, a laboratory city that could leave Silicon Valley behind

Toyota’s futuristic vision takes shape with Woven City, an innovative smart city that is revolutionizing the concept of mobility and quality of life, first presented at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. During CES 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced the completion of Phase 1 of this ambitious project at the foot of Mount Fuji, with its official launch planned for autumn 2025 and a budget of $10.13 billion. This initial phase marks a milestone in the development of sustainable and technologically advanced urban solutions, designed to redefine how we interact with our environment.

What is Woven City?

Woven City, developed by Toyota in collaboration with its subsidiary Woven by Toyota, is a city-laboratory located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. This project was conceived as a connected ecosystem where developers, startups and innovative companies will be able to test and refine products and services. It is a 70-hectare site that has been transformed from a former industrial area. This autumn, around one hundred people will begin to live there. Shortly after, another 260 will join, until a community of 2,000 residents is soon reached.

With the backing of Toyota’s experience and the cutting-edge technology of Woven by Toyota, it is a city, or a shared living space, where the car manufacturer seeks to create a home for families, businesses and inventors who want to improve society. This city aspires to address social challenges and generate a positive impact on the mobility, environment and quality of life of its residents.

Phase 1 of Woven City has been designed with a focus on sustainability and well-being. It is no coincidence that it received the first LEED for Communities Platinum certification in Japan, a recognition of its environmentally respectful design.

Innovation and collaboration

One of the pillars of Woven City is collaboration. Through its acceleration program, which will begin in summer 2025, Toyota will invite startups, entrepreneurs and academic institutions to join this community. The “Weavers“, as the visitors and developers who take part in co-creation activities are called, will help unlock the potential of this city as a hub of innovation.

There will be room for the development of autonomous vehicles, new food culture experiences, futuristic cafés, vending machine innovations, pollen-free spaces

Mobility beyond transport

Toyota is redefining mobility in Woven City, expanding its scope beyond the transport of people. The city is designed to facilitate the movement of goods, information and energy in an efficient and sustainable way. In addition, Toyota has strengthened its commitment to air and space mobility through its investment in Interstellar Technologies Inc., applying its mass-production experience to develop rockets.

Construction of Woven City began in 2021 and, to date, the project is moving toward Phase 2.

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