Easy Car News? On February 23rd, Toyota officially laid the foundation stone for the "Woven City" project, which is part of Toyota's "Woven City" program announced at the 2020 CES, and will establish a model city for future mobility in Japan, working with partners in various fields. Toyota will establish a model city for future mobility in Japan, and work with partners in various fields to validate the possibilities of future mobility, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence and other fields, and shorten the development demonstration and development cycle.

Toyota held a groundbreaking ceremony at the former site of its Higashi-Fuji plant in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, at 11 p.m. local time on Feb. 23, and the last car produced at the plant officially rolled off the assembly line. Akio Toyoda said the "Woven City" project is on schedule, which is not an easy task, thanks to the support of the people involved.

"Woven City" panoramic rendering

Toyota's "Woven City" is located in Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and covers an area of about 710,000 square meters.

Toyota's "Weaving City" is located in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and covers an area of about 710,000 square meters.

The roads in the Weaving City will only be available for self-driving cars and zero-emission vehicles, like Toyota's recently released e-Palette, which will be the main means of transportation in the Weaving City. In addition to traveling, the e-Palette can even be transformed into a "mobile food truck" on the street.

Weaving City will initially have 2,000 people "living" there, with power provided by hydrogen fuel cells and a solar cell system on the roofs of the buildings to provide some electricity. The city's buildings are said to be made mostly of carbon-neutral wood.

Toyota President Akio Toyoda said the Weaving City project is his "personal dream" and further evidence of Toyota's commitment to transforming itself into a "mobile mobility service provider.