‘Toyota Woven City’, mobility test course, completes first phase of construction and prepares for launch Investing.com

LAS VEGAS, NV, January 07, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – – At CES 2025 Toyota Motor (NYSE:) Corporation (“Toyota”) announced the completion of the first phase of construction of Toyota Woven City (“Woven City”), its mobility test course. The launch of the first phase is planned for the fall of 2025 or shortly thereafter.

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

Woven City has made steady progress since its groundbreaking ceremony on February 23, 2021, at the former location of Toyota Motor East Japan’s (“™EJ”) Higashi-Fuji Plant in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Construction of the Phase 1 buildings—the initial area for co-creation activities—was completed in October 2024. Preparations for the official launch are now underway.

Woven City’s Phase 1 was also previously recognized for its eco-conscious, human-centered design aimed at improving the overall quality of people’s lives. It received Japan’s first LEED for Communities Platinum certificate, the system’s highest ranking.

In parallel with preparations for Phase 1, the former ™EJ Higashi-Fuji Plant is being renovated into a manufacturing hub for Woven City, and work has begun to prepare the site for Phase 2. Insights from Phase 1 will help refine plans for Phase 2. phase and future phases and continuously improve the functionality of the exam course.

Woven City is a test course for mobility where “Inventors” who share a commitment to work “for someone but themselves” can develop, test and validate innovative products and services. These inventors include Toyota and Toyota Group companies, such as WbyT, as well as outside companies, startups and individual entrepreneurs. By leveraging Toyota’s decades of manufacturing expertise 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 among inventors and feedback from residents and visitors, Woven City aims to inspire innovation and shape a better tomorrow.

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

External startups, entrepreneurs, universities and research institutions should also be invited to Woven City through an accelerator program, starting in the summer of 2025.

Residents and visitors will play an equally important role alongside inventors in Woven City. Known as ‘weavers’, these individuals share a passion for ‘expanding mobility’ and a commitment to building a flourishing society. Through their participation in co-creation activities, Weavers will contribute to realizing the full potential of Woven City.

At Woven City’s official launch, beginning in or after the fall of 2025, approximately 100 residents—primarily Toyota and WbyT staff and their families—are expected to participate in co-creation activities as the first residents. The community will then gradually expand to include external inventors and their families. Phase 1 is projected to accommodate approximately 360 residents, and the total population, including Phase 2 and subsequent phases, is expected to reach approximately 2,000. Initially, visitors will be limited to related parties, with plans to welcome the general public to participate as Weavers in co-creation activities beginning in FY 2026 or thereafter.

Woven City also serves as a test course for Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company. Together, Toyota and WbyT aim to redefine mobility, expanding its scope beyond transportation to encompass the movement of people, goods, information and energy for the benefit of individuals and society. Designed as a human-centered city, Woven City places the people who gather there—inventors and weavers—at its center to unlock new possibilities in the collective pursuit of “well-being for all.” Aiming to expand mobility from land, sea and air into space, WbyT also announced an investment in Interstellar Technologies Inc. and will use Toyota’s expertise to support mass rocket production.

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota, part of the Toyota Group, challenges the current state of mobility through human-centered innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our Arena OS automotive software development platform, our Toyota Woven City mobility test course and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information and energy, weaving a future of improved safety, connectivity and welfare for all.

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