World’s leading automaker Toyota Motor Corporation (“Toyota”) and its mobility technology subsidiary Woven by Toyota Inc. (WbyT) unveiled new technologies designed to accelerate innovation.
Launched at the Toyota Woven City in Tokyo on April 22, the new AI technology aimed to support Toyota’s drive Kakezan, which means “multiplication” in the company’s approach to innovation through collaboration.
Officially launched in September 2025, Woven City acts as a living laboratory for this concept, where Toyota combines its manufacturing expertise with the unique strengths of partners, startups, and researchers to create exponentially higher impact solutions for society, rather than working alone.
WbyT is deploying advanced in-house AI models across Woven City to support the co-creation of products and services that enhance people’s lives, guided by the belief that AI should complement human intuition and ability rather than replace them.
Four AI technologies were launched during the event: AI Vision Engine, Integrated ANZEN System, Woven City Infra Hub, Woven City Data Fabric.
The Woven City AI Vision Engine (“AI Vision Engine”), a large-scale AI foundation model that enables the city to understand and respond to real-world conditions in real time, is one example of this effort. By bringing together visual, behavioral and environmental data from sources such as camera feeds, mobility systems and user inputs, it identifies patterns, detects potential risks and enables coordinated action across connected systems to improve safety. The model ranks among the world’s leading Vision Language Models.
The technology supports a range of real-world applications. At Woven City, it is currently being used in a proof-of-concept project with UCC Japan Co., Ltd., one of the city’s Inventors. Toyota and WbyT plan to expand its deployment beyond Woven City.
Another technology is the Woven City Integrated ANZEN System, which builds on AI Vision Engine’s capabilities by combining it with other AI technologies, including Woven City Behavior AI and Woven City Drive Sync Assist. Woven City Behavior AI interprets and predicts human behavioral patterns, while Woven City Drive Sync Assist provides driving assistance based on driver needs and surrounding conditions.
By analyzing camera data from vehicles and traffic signals, the system can understand movement, anticipate behavior, and provide that information to pedestrians and drivers to support peace of mind both on and off the road. Together, these technologies enable people, mobility technologies and infrastructure to operate as a single coordinated system, improving safety.
Separately, Toyota and WbyT also unveiled Woven City Infra Hub, an integrated data platform that unifies data across the city, and Woven City Data Fabric, a data management framework that facilitates data utilization while respecting individual preferences and privacy.
Further supporting Inventor innovation is the Inventor Garage that begun operations in April this year.
The Inventor Garage acts as a hub for end-to-end development. It features co-creation spaces where Inventors can build prototypes, testing areas where inventions can be validated, and accommodations and communal spaces designed to help Inventors focus on development and engage with residents (“Weavers”). Throughout the site, Toyota and Toyota Motor East Japan (“TMEJ”) offer longstanding technical and engineering expertise.
