Japanese companies switch to 'software-driven' business models

Traditional manufacturers turn to higher tech to find new sources of value

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Toyota Motor is constructing the futuristic Woven City not far from Mount Fuji. (Image courtesy of the company)

TAKASHI SUGIMOTO, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- New approaches to software are driving a wave of change with the potential to overturn conventional wisdom in manufacturing. How well will Japanese industry be able to respond to "software-defined everything" (SDx), the software-driven transformation of all kinds of goods and services?

Woven City, a futuristic city being constructed by Toyota Motor, sits not far from Mount Fuji, boasting a marvelous view of the mountain's glistening white peak.

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