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oyota is inviting you to be part of its futuristic community, Woven City, where innovation meets eco-friendliness. The $10 billion project in Shizuoka, Japan, has officially been completed and is now ready for residents to test tomorrow's tech.

    As a "living laboratory," Woven City will serve as a real-world testing ground for groundbreaking technologies in mobility, urban living, and sustainability. Residents will be part of the experiment, helping to shape the future by providing feedback on innovative solutions.

    Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda unveiled the project during CES 2025, describing it as "more than just a place to live, work, and play." It's a hub for collaboration and problem-solving where residents can invent and develop new products and ideas. The first phase will launch this fall with around 100 initial residents, primarily Toyota employees and their families.

    Over time, the population is expected to grow to up to 2,000 people, including outside inventors and entrepreneurs. Major partners like Daikin, NISSIN, and UCC Japan are contributing to the effort, which will test everything from autonomous vehicles to renewable energy solutions. The city's "human-centric" design aims to enhance quality of life while seamlessly integrating innovative solutions for transportation, sustainability, and urban living.

    Toyota envisions Woven City as a hub for collaboration and problem-solving, where startups, external businesses, and individual entrepreneurs work alongside the automaker's experts to create solutions for society's biggest challenges. The project has the potential to drive meaningful change in how people live, move, and interact with their surroundings.