The city will be called 'Woven City' – a reference to Toyota's start as a loom manufacturing company.
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, announcing Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future at the base of Mt Fuji in Japan, during CES in Las Vegas on Jan 6. — ReutersToyota Motor Corp said on Jan 6 that it plans to build a prototype"city of the future" at the base of Japan's Mt Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and functioning as a laboratory for autonomous cars,"smart homes", artificial intelligence and other technologies.
The proposal highlights not only Toyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda's ambition, but also the financial and political resources Toyota can bring to bear, especially in its home country.
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