Toyota's stance on battery electric vehicles vs. hybrids

Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda raises concerns about the environmental benefits of battery electric vehicles, suggesting that hybrids offer a more practical path to reducing carbon emissions. He argues that Toyota's 27 million hybrid vehicles have the same carbon footprint as only nine million EVs when considering the full lifecycle of emissions.

Woven City by Toyota: A Test Site for Robotics and Autonomous Transportation

Woven City near Mount Fuji is a test site by Toyota for robotics, AI, and autonomous transportation, not a smart city. It's under construction on a former Toyota auto plant site, with a focus on research and startup collaboration. Plans for other futuristic cities have faced challenges. Toyota's focus is on mobility and robotic rides, utilizing hydrogen energy.

Toyota's Woven City Project

Woven City is a futuristic urban environment in Japan created by Toyota as a test bed for autonomous vehicles, smart homes, robotics, and artificial intelligence to transition into a mobility company.

Toyota's Woven City: A Top Secret Robotic Utopia

Toyota is building a top secret robotic utopia called Woven City in Japan where people can live and work while testing futuristic technologies like driverless cars and smart homes. The project aims to address societal challenges and foster innovation in a secure, real-life setting.

Toyota's Woven City Project

Toyota is building a sustainable city near an active Japanese volcano as a 'mass human experiment' to test renewable and energy-efficient technologies, including self-driving cars and smart homes.