The world’s first “city of the future” is nearly ready to welcome its first residents. Developed by Toyota, Woven City sits at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan and features at least 11 smart homes powered by hydrogen, artificial intelligence, and other technologies. CEO Akio Toyoda said the $10 billion utopia would serve as a lab for innovators to develop the technologies of tomorrow. The city is poised to welcome its first 100 residents this fall. They will live there for free, but they will need to already be Toyota employees. The program will then expand to 2,200 more people, who will include innovators and their families, parents and pets. Some of the technologies that will be part of the city include drones that will safely escort residents home at night, interactive pet robots to assist the elderly, and robots to assist with everyday tasks. Autonomous driving will be also be among the technologies present. In the pipeline is a self-driving robotaxi, and the company is also working on a race car that can drift autonomously.
