CES 2020: Toyota to build prototype city of the future in Japan

Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corporation, announcing Toyota's plans to build a prototype city of the future at the base of Mt Fuji in Japan, during CES in Las Vegas on Jan 6. — Reuters

LAS VEGAS: Toyota Motor Corp said on Jan 6 that it plans to build a prototype "city of the future" at the base of Japan's Mt Fuji, powered by hydrogen fuel cells and functioning as a laboratory for autonomous cars, "smart homes", artificial intelligence and other technologies.

Toyota unveiled the plan at CES, the big technology industry show. The development, to be built at the site of a factory that is planned to be closed, will be called "Woven City" – a reference to Toyota's start as a loom manufacturing company – and will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers.