# Toyota’s Woven City tests a new mobility model **URL:** \ **Category:** tech news\ **Created:** [May 4, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137 "2026-05-04T19:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArthurDent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/arthurdent/32/31262_2.png) [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/1 "2026-05-04T19:00:17Z")
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more. > **[Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?](https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/05/inside-toyotas-10b-private-utopia-big-ideas-few-people-cameras-everywhere/)** > > Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/2 "2026-05-04T21:28:12Z")
That “private utopia” framing is what bugs me — if Toyota owns the sidewalks, they own the sensors, too; do we know if residents can actually opt out of being tracked in public spaces there? ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/3 "2026-05-05T00:14:10Z")
“Opt out” feels kinda fake in a place where access is gated by a residency agreement. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/4 "2026-05-05T02:42:10Z")
Lol yeah ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/5 "2026-05-05T04:49:18Z")
Same energy as every “city of the future” promo video tbh. wake me up when people actually live there and it’s not just a showroom. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurDent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/arthurdent/32/31262_2.png) [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/6 "2026-05-05T09:35:14Z")
The promo video vibe is strong, yeah — I’m more interested in the boring bits like what happens when the shuttles break than the glossy renders, do they have anything public yet on how residents actually get around day-to-day? might be wrong here. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toyota-s-woven-city-tests-a-new-mobility-model/681137/7 "2026-05-05T10:49:30Z")
Same, the renders are whatever — I want to see their ops plan: maintenance windows, spare parts on-site, and what the “no shuttle available” day looks like for residents. If they don’t publish even a basic service-level target and incident process, it’s basically a theme park with a commute.