Toyota will build a prototype robotic city of the future

Toyota plans to build a prototype city of the future for 2,000 inhabitants on the site of its old plant, in which developers will be able totest robotics, smart home and transport technologies, self-driving cars, artificial intelligenceand innovative infrastructure designs, as well as other inventions in real-world settings.

According to Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor, the presented concept is plannedto be brought to life on a 71-hectare site in Higashi-Fuji, Japan.Construction is due to begin in 2021 and will consist ofseveral stages.

The idea is to create completelycontrolled settlement, where people live, work, have fun and participate in trials at the same time. Since the city will be built from scratch, the company plans to initially link the entire infrastructure together and use only renewable energy sources to power it.

In the settlement, all streets will be divided into three zones: for unmanned vehicles, for private cars and for pedestrians.Although these routes will be separated by tree lines, they will all eventually beto weave into a single network, which is why the project was called "Woven City".

All buildings are planned to be made of wood, but using advanced robotic production methods.They will be grouped into blocks, each of which will have residential, work and entertainment buildings, and all industrial structures will be hiddenunderground, including a supply network consisting of robotic vehicles and autonomous material handling systems.

At the same time, artificial intelligence and home robots will be introduced everywhere, helping in garbage collection, replenishing food supplies and other everyday tasks.

After completion of the settlementdevelopers will be able to move into it for a while and work right on the spot. At the same time, the population will consist not only of visiting researchers, but also of residents living there permanently.

At the end of his presentation, Akio Toyoda called on other corporations to implement similar projects in order to contribute to a better world.

Recall that in 2019, the UN demonstrated its own model of the city of the future. In the spring, within the framework of the program to promote the development of human settlements, the concept of a self-sufficient floating settlement for 10 thousand people was presented. person.

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