Rich in cash, Japan automaker Toyota builds city to test futuristic mobility

This photo provided by Woven by Toyota shows the square at the center of the apartment complexes of Woven City in Susono city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Feb. 2025. This photo provided by Woven by Toyota shows the square at the center of the apartment complexes of Woven City in Susono city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Feb. 2025. This photo provided by Woven by Toyota shows the sign of Toyota Woven City in Susono city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Feb. 2025. Reporters see one of the underground passageways that connect all the buildings in Toyota’s Woven City, Japan, Feb. 22, 2025. Toyota executives in charge of Woven City, from left to right, Woven by Toyota CFO Kenta Kon, CEO Hajime Kumabe and Head of Woven City Management Daisuke Toyoda speak to reporters about the first phase construction of the project in Susono, Feb. 22, 2025.

Woven City near Mount Fuji is where Japanese automaker Toyota plans to test everyday living with robotics, artificial intelligence and autonomous zero-emissions transportation.