Chairman Toyoda
This year, residents will begin moving inβ¦ as we slowly bring our Woven City to life. As each phase is complete, our population will eventually grow to around 2,000 peopleβ¦ and will include: Toyota employees and their familiesβ¦, retired peopleβ¦, retailersβ¦, visiting scientistsβ¦, industry partnersβ¦, entrepreneursβ¦, academicsβ¦
and of courseβ¦ their pets! This is mineβ¦ Her name is Minnie. And she’ll fit right in because all transportation in Woven City will be low to zero emission!
That’s because sustainability is one of our major prioritiesβ¦ and we are proud to have received Japan’s first LEED Platinum certification for a communityβ¦ the highest standard awarded.
*LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. A system for evaluating the environmental performance of buildings and cities, administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Woven City received its certification in March 2023.
We plan to focus on 4 key areas of research and innovation: the mobility of people⦠goods⦠information⦠and energy.
We think of Woven City as a βtest course for mobility”β¦ where we can develop any number of solutionsβ¦
From personal mobility devicesβ¦ like a wheelchair racecarβ¦because everybody should experience the joy of going fast… to drones that safely escort you home at nightβ¦ to interactive pet robots that provide support and companionship for the elderlyβ¦ to flying cars like this oneβ¦ made by our friends at Joby, making the trip from Woven City to Tokyoβ¦ fast and traffic free!
And for partners like Joby, we’ve even transformed one of our former factory buildings into a laboratory big enough to house an airplane!
So for any of you inventors out there looking for a really big space to work in⦠please keep us in mind!
