WOVEN CITY Smart City Initiative

Japan's integrated AI promotion system combining industry, academia, and government. Major corporations like Preferred Networks, Sony, NTT, and Toyota alongside ventures collaborate with university fundamental research and government support, advancing everything from AI chip development to applied technologies and ethical governance. A strategic technology platform working toward Society 5.0 realization.

Public-private partnership smart city project in Toyota City. Integrates autonomous vehicles, MaaS, IoT aiming human-centered urban design. Next-generation city vision led by Toyota. Focuses on data utilization, real-time optimization, citizen participation in urban design.

A connected city under construction by Toyota in Kashiwa, Chiba, integrating autonomous vehicles, AI-controlled infrastructure, hydrogen energy, and robot services. Spanning 175 hectares with approximately 2,000 residents, it serves as a prototype for experimental future urban living, showcasing Japan's vision of human-centric smart cities.

Future-oriented urban development leveraging technology, including Toyota's Woven City and NTT's smart city vision. Urban planning integrating IoT, AI, and autonomous driving technologies is underway. These projects aim to solve challenges of an aging society and build sustainable urban models.

An integrated AI research and development platform built by Preferred Networks. Combines the Chainer framework, industrial AI solutions, and robotics-related technologies. As a startup driving Japan's AI competitiveness, it advances innovations in autonomous driving and robotics.

A smart city project in Kashiwa, Chiba, developed through collaboration between Mitsui Fudosan, the University of Tokyo, and Chiba University. Built on three pillars of energy management, healthy longevity, and new industry creation, it demonstrates next-generation urban models using AI and IoT. Selected as a national smart city model, it represents Japan's approach to future urban living.

Urban development utilizing IoT, AI, and big data. Practical examples include Toyota's Woven City and Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City. Integrates autonomous vehicles, energy management, and disaster prevention systems. Aims to improve residential quality of life while reducing environmental impact. Represents cutting-edge Japanese urban planning. Significant as response to super-aging society. Symbolizes transition to digital society.