Toyota is building the "City of the Future"

[bobcat]

The city is called "Woven City", and it is located at the foot of Mt Fuji. The city will be one where humans and AI robots will live together and continually refine how they interact with each other. The company has announced the completion of phase one and is set to begin phase two of the project that is estimated to cost around 10 billion. Self-driving cars, all types of robots, drones, and AI will be an integral part of living and working in the city with humans. It will be a living laboratory of sorts.

The first inhabitants are scheduled to move in by this fall (Mostly Toyota employees), and other will arrive later. It will give other companies and inventors a controlled environment to test their technology products to see how well they perform in domestic situations. Also, it will allow an opportunity for NASA and other space agencies to refine plans of how non-earth colonies can function more efficiently alongside robotics and AI.

Nothing was mentioned about tourist money coming in from visitors, but I'm fairly sure it will be a source of revenue they wouldn't likely turn away.
It's a bold venture, but it could pave the way as a model for society as a whole in the future.

 

[Paladin1950]

 

[Aunt Bea]

It reminds me of Henry Ford’s Fordlândia Brazil.

Fordlândia - Wikipedia

We’re entering an age where corporations and the people that own them are becoming more powerful than governments and the people that we elect.

 

[wisenior]

This will be a good way to explore the integration of AI into real life.

 

[Paco Dennis]

https://www.woven-city.global/

 

[fuzzybuddy]

It reminds me of Henry Ford’s Fordlândia Brazil.

Fordlândia - Wikipediaor

It reminds me of Henry Ford’s Fordlândia Brazil.

Fordlândia - Wikipedia

And we know how well Fordlandia worked out.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

The problem about these "cities of the future" is that they are designed today. By the time the cities get to their proposed future date, they are outdated.

 

[Aunt Bea]

There are several of these projects around the world but I had never heard of Babcock Ranch, Florida.

Babcock Ranch | The Hometown of Tomorrow

The trend locally is to build densely populated self contained walkable neighborhoods with a mix of housing, retail, office space, etc…

We have three on the drawing board but none of them have a mix of income based options, they are definitely targeted at the haves and I guess that’s to be expected.

It will be interesting to see where the people that support the daily operation of these communities live.

 

[OldFeller]

They built a safe haven to test driverless cars. That shows better common sense than their American counterparts.
I'm still wondering why we even need driverless cars.

 

[Nathan]

Wow, a techno-geek's dream come true!

 

[RadishRose]

There are several of these projects around the world but I had never heard of Babcock Ranch, Florida.

Babcock Ranch | The Hometown of Tomorrow

The trend locally is to build densely populated self contained walkable neighborhoods with a mix of housing, retail, office space, etc…

We have three on the drawing board but none of them have a mix of income based options, they are definitely targeted at the haves and I guess that’s to be expected.

It will be interesting to see where the people that support the daily operation of these communities live.

Maybe they think by the time these places get going, there won't be any more "have nots".

 

[Paco Dennis]

Unless they come up with the "fountain of youth" formula soon most of us will only view the very infancy of this new technological world. We could let our imagination run completely wild at what can be done with dream technology of all kinds. Our children and the generations that follow will be transformed by it. I have a feeling that AI will be as prevalent in societies more than anything else. But it is impossible to know for sure how it is going to unfold.

 

[RadishRose]

"fountain of youth" formula

Hahaha,I have some for sale. It's a package deal offer with the Brooklyn Bridge.

 

[Blaze Duskdreamer]

Creepy. Not just on the level of continuing to make us dependent on AI but - worse - larrge corporations. Bringing back the creepy corporate town much where we'll owe our soul to the company store?

God, I hope I take a nice peaceful dirt nap before all these changes occur. Apologies offspring for bringing you into this nightmare.

 

[Blaze Duskdreamer]

Maybe they think by the time these places get going, there won't be any more "have nots".

Seems rather the plan frankly.

 

[chic]

Maybe they think by the time these places get going, there won't be any more "have nots".

Or, they just don't care which is more consistently corporate thought.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Mt Fuji is a volcano. WTH build a city at the foot of a volcano?!