JAPAN PANASONIC MODEL COMMUNITY OFFERS GREEN TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS
March 9th, 2015
User-friendly, energy-neutral, efficient and truly communal with innovative transport systems, towns of the future may look a lot like the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town (SST). The pioneering project, located 30 miles south of central Tokyo, next to the established town of Fujisawa is the brainchild of the Panasonic Corporation and 17 companies keen to test their cutting-edge technologies in transportation, energy, construction, security and utilities. The first families have moved into the initial phase of the community, which is built on a 19-hectare plot that ...
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