In Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture, Woven City is a living laboratory for Toyota’s mobility tech
Wallpaper | 25.06.2026 16:00
Lest you forget, Toyota’s origins lie in industrial weaving and textile manufacture. The company was built around Sakichi Toyoda’s automatic loom, invented in 1924, and it wasn’t until 1933 that the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works set up an automobile division. Toyota is now the largest auto maker in the world, a position it has held since 2008, innovating in both automotive and production technology.
