‘Toyota Woven City,’ a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch By Investing.com

LAS VEGAS, NV, January 7, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – – CES 2025, Toyota: Motor (NYSE: ) Corporation (“Toyota”) announced the completion of Phase 1 of Toyota Woven City (“Woven City”), its mobility pilot course :

Toyota first announced its transformation of the mobility company at CES 2018 and unveiled the Woven City concept at CES 2020, which is being developed in collaboration with Woven by Toyota (“WbyT”) to demonstrate Toyota’s long-term commitment to shaping mobility. the future.

Woven City has made steady progress since its groundbreaking ceremony on February 23, 2021, at the former Toyota Motor East Japan (“EJ”) Higashi-Fuji plant in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture Construction of the initial site was completed in October 2024. Preparations for the official launch are now underway.

Woven City’s Phase 1 has also been recognized in the past for its environmentally conscious and human-centered design aimed at enhancing the overall quality of people’s lives, earning Japan’s first LEED for Communities Platinum certification, the system’s highest rating.

Along with Phase 1 preparations, the former ™EJ Higashi-Fuji factory is being renovated into a Woven City manufacturing hub, and site preparations for Phase 2 have begun. plans for phase 1 and future phases and continuously improve the functionality of the test course.

The Woven City is a mobility testbed where “inventors” who share a commitment to working “for someone else” can develop, test and validate innovative products and services.These inventors include Toyota and Toyota Group companies such as WbyT, as well as external companies, startups and individual entrepreneurs.By leveraging Toyota’s decades of manufacturing experience and WbyT’s software capabilities, Woven City offers a unique environment equipped with the tools and services needed to address societal challenges and create future-oriented value.Through collaboration between inventors and feedback from residents and visitors, Woven City aims to drive innovation and shape better. tomorrow

Woven City is also in ongoing discussions with previously announced companies such as ENEOS Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (OTC:) Corporation (NTT), and Rinnai Corporation.

It is also planned that external startups, entrepreneurs, universities and research institutions will be invited through the Woven City accelerator program starting in the summer of 2025.

Residents and visitors will play an equally important role in Woven City. Known as “Weavers,” these individuals share a passion for “enhancing mobility” and a commitment to building a more thriving society. to the realization of its full potential.

At Woven City’s official launch, beginning in fall 2025 or later, approximately 100 residents, primarily Toyota and WbyT staff and their families, are expected to participate as the first residents in the co-creation effort, with the community then gradually expanding: including outside inventors and their families.Phase 1 is expected to host about 360 residents, with a total of population, including Phase 2 and subsequent phases, is expected to reach approximately 2000. Initially, visitors will be limited to affiliates, with plans to welcome the general public as weavers to participate in collaborative creations beginning in FY2026 or beyond.

Woven City also serves as a pilot course for Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company. Together, Toyota and WbyT aim to redefine mobility by expanding its scope beyond transportation to include the movement of people, goods, information and energy for the benefit of individuals. and society.Designed as a people-centered city, the Woven City places the people who gather there, the inventors and the weavers, at its center to open up new possibilities for the common prosperity of all. In pursuit of expanding land, sea and air-to-space mobility, WbyT also announced an investment in Interstellar Technologies Inc. and will use Toyota’s expertise to support mass rocket production.

About Toyota woven

Founded by Toyota, the company is challenging the current state of mobility by empowering human-centered innovation and mobility transformation.Our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform, Arene OS, our Toyota Woven City course and through Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information and energy, weaving enhanced security, connectivity and well-being for all.

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