Toyota has opened the doors to the first phase of Woven City, its experimental town meant to act as an incubator for technologies from autonomous driving to artificial intelligence.

Woven City aims to serve as a test bed for the innovative technology the world’s No. 1 automaker needs to regain its competitive edge in an industry dominated by battery-powered cars with sophisticated software.

Still, it was unclear during a Thursday tour for media and stakeholders how the city might fit that requirement.