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CES highlights so far: 5G phones under US$500, TVs that can flip, Toyota’s smart city

  • CES 2020 kicks off today but a number of announcements have already been made as part of the preview event
  • Highlights include a Samsung TV that can that can pivot from portrait to landscape modes the way smartphones do, and Toyota’s ‘woven city’

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Toyota president and CEO Akio Toyoda (left) and Danish architect Bjarke Ingels speak about their smart city plan during a Toyota press event for CES 2020. Photo: AFP
Agence France-Presse

A smart city from Japanese auto giant Toyota and a new 5G smartphone from Chinese electronics firm TCL were among the announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) preview day.

Here are a few highlights so far from events at CES, set to formally open today in Las Vegas.

Smart city

Toyota said it would create a “woven city” on 70 hectares (173 acres) at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan which will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and where they will test autonomous driving and other technologies.

“Building a complete city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, including a digital operating system for the city’s infrastructure,” said company president Akio Toyoda.

He was joined by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of the Bjarke Ingels Group, which will collaborate on the project.

Ingels said the city would have different types of thoroughfare for autonomous vehicles, pedestrians and ‘micro mobility’ vehicles such as scooters and bikes. Photo: AFP
Ingels said the city would have different types of thoroughfare for autonomous vehicles, pedestrians and ‘micro mobility’ vehicles such as scooters and bikes. Photo: AFP
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