Toyota is building a whole city, which will house about 2,000 people.

Toyota is not just a car company, it is also creating a city of the future. This ambitious project will welcome its first residents, including workers and their families, this fall.

Toyota once caused a stir when it announced plans to build a 700,000 square meter city in Japan. Now, Toyota has proven that it is not just a project on paper.

People already know that companies do other things besides cars, such as developing apartment buildings or contributing to the creation of things like clocks, trolleys, etc. But seeing them build an entire city is really new.

Toyota surprised the world at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, USA, when it announced that the first production phase at Toyota Woven City was completed, ready to open this year.

The city, part of a $10 billion project, is located on the site of Toyota's former Higashi-Fuji plant in Susono City, Japan. The total population is expected to reach about 2,000 residents, living on an area of about 708,000 square meters in the future.

Initial images show "Toyota City" consisting of several apartment complexes with beautiful balconies, a large glass building, a central park and an elevated platform connecting the buildings.

Initially, about 100 residents, mainly Toyota employees and their families, will move in. This number is expected to increase to about 360 in phase 1 and eventually reach about 2,000.

Woven City's residents, called "Weavers," live alongside "Inventors" who are committed to "working for others." They will focus on developing, testing, and validating innovative products and services.

The innovators will come from Toyota or Toyota Group companies. Other companies will also explore “pollen-free spaces,” “innovative vending machine ideas,” food culture, and “future cafe experiences” set up in the city.

This project is not simply about building a new urban area, but also an effort to completely recreate living space, harmoniously combining business and community elements.

“This is a living laboratory where residents are voluntary participants, giving inventors the opportunity to freely test their ideas in a safe, real-world environment,” Toyota President Akio Toyoda said at a media event at CES.

Toyota announced Woven City at CES 2020 and broke ground in February 2021. Toyota hopes Woven City will become an innovation hub where breakthrough ideas are nurtured and developed, contributing to the improvement of society.

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