Toyota CES 2025 Press Conference

Toyota CES 2025 Press Conference Summary

In the Toyota CES 2025 Press Conference, the chairman of Toyota introduced the concept of Woven City, a prototype urban environment located at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. This city is envisioned as a living laboratory for innovation, where residents and partners can test new technologies in a real-life setting.

Key Features and Innovations:

• Sustainability: Woven City aims for low to zero emissions and has received Japan's first LEED Platinum certification for a community.
• Research Focus: The city will explore four main areas: mobility of people, goods, information, and energy.
• Mobility Innovations:
  • Development of personal mobility devices, drones for safe transportation, and flying cars.
  • autonomous vehicles, including Toyota race cars capable of drifting autonomously.
• Robotics: The city will serve as a test site for in-home robotics, including robots that learn tasks through human demonstration, such as folding t-shirts.
• AI Integration: Plans to utilize AI for expanding virtual interactions within the city and to create a digital twin platform for better understanding of mobility behaviors.
• Collaboration and Community: The city will foster collaboration with startups and individuals through a pitch competition for funding, emphasizing the importance of diverse perspectives in innovation.

The chairman emphasized that Woven City is not merely a profit-driven venture but a commitment to investing in the future and sharing knowledge for the benefit of society and the planet.

Main Speaker

• Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.