services  •    Regional passenger transportation (including short Takeoff and Landing aircraft)  •    Cargo and logistics networks  •    Emergency medical response operations  •    Autonomous flight technologies  •    Offshore and energy-sector transportation Toyota-backed Joby Aviation and Stellantis-backed Archer Aviation are among the eVTOL companies participating in the chosen projects, as well as BETA, Electra, and ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/20

Joby begins testing of first U.S. FAA-conforming aircraft On March 11, Joby Aviation, a California-based developer of electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced it has begun flight testing its first U.S. Federal Aviation Administration-conforming aircraft for Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), a major step on the path to type certification.  Initial testing by Joby pilots will pave the way for FAA pilots to visit Joby’s M...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/13

Uber Air powered by Joby to launch in 2026 On February 25, Joby Aviation announced that Uber Air powered by Joby will enable riders to book an all-electric air taxi directly in the Uber app. Joby expects to carry its first passengers later in 2026 in Dubai, marking a major milestone in the Joby-Uber partnership to bring multi-modal transportation to cities around the world. “With Uber Air, riders will be able to book Joby’s electric air taxi ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/27

Toyota-backed Joby Aviation acquires second Ohio manufacturing facility On January 7, Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire a manufacturing facility in the Dayton, Ohio area spanning more than 700,000 square feet. The facility, which will begin operations this year, will initially support Joby’s plans to double production to four S4 aircraft...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/08

Joby Aviation begins manufacturing operation in Dayton, Ohio On October 31, Toyota-backed Joby Aviation announced that it has begun manufacturing propeller blades for eVTOLs at its Dayton, Ohio facility, adding to the work already underway there, including testing and development. Designed for quiet flight and built with extreme precision, the propeller blades require complex carbon manufacturing processes. With five blades per propeller and 30 p...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/05

ond-row seats to be rotated to face the third-row. Further, the model also incorporates a vast sunroof and has excellent forward visibility, embodying Luxury Space. In addition to the LS Coupe Concept and the Lexus Sport Concept, also displayed on stage were the Catamaran for ocean mobility and the JOBY for mobility in the air, demonstrating the potential for the Lexus brand to evolve into a 360-degree mobility brand. Lexus press release...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/31

Joby Aviation launching underwritten offering of common stock to fund air taxis On October 8, Joby Aviation, a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that it intends to offer USD 500.0 million of its shares of common stock in an underwritten offering. Joby expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional USD 75.0 million of its shares of common stock.  Joby plans to use t...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/11

automation safety On September 12, Archer Aviation announced it is aiming to participate in the newly established eIPP alongside United Airlines and interested cities. Stellantis is a strategic partner and investor in Archer, and is the exclusive contract manufacturer for Archer's Midnight eVTOLs. Joby also announced its eIPP participation plans. With the completion of its expanded manufacturing space in Marina, California, with the assistance o...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/13

Joby completes acquisition of Blade’s passenger VTOL business On August 29, Joby Aviation announced it has completed its acquisition of Blade Air Mobility’s passenger business. The acquisition provides Blade’s established network of terminals and customers in key markets like New York and in Southern Europe, positioning Joby for a faster entry into commercial service with its quiet, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/30

Joby Aviation completes first piloted eVTOL flight between public airports Joby Aviation reached a new milestone in electric mobility with the first piloted eVTOL air taxi flight between two U.S. public airports, from Marina (OAR) to Monterey (MRY), California. This achievement positions Joby alongside automotive OEMs exploring electrification and autonomous transport, highlighting parallels between eVTOL integration and EV deployment in control...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/16

Joby to expand manufacturing capacity in California and Ohio On July 15, Joby Aviation announced the expansion of its site in Marina, California, which will double its aircraft production capacity at that location. The total site now spans approximately 435,500 square feet and will support the scale-up of commercial operations.  Once fully operational, the expanded Marina site is expected to be able to produce up to 24 aircraft per year, nearly ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Joby Aviation closes on USD 250 million investment from Toyota On May 28, California-based Joby Aviation, developer of electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced the successful closing of the first USD 250 million tranche of a previously announced strategic investment from Toyota Motor Corporation.  The investment is aimed at supporting certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi. This investment als...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

Joby Aviation begins work on first Dubai Vertiport for air taxi service On November 12, Toyota-backed Joby Aviation, a Santa Cruz, California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that construction has begun on the first vertiport in its planned Dubai air taxi network. Situated at Dubai International Airport, the DXB vertiport is one of four initial locations that will form Joby’s network of ver...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/13

Toyota-backed Joby Aviation launches public offering of common stock On October 24, Joby Aviation, Inc. a California-based company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service backed by Toyota, announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering to sell up to USD 200.0 million of its shares of common stock.  In addition, Joby intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional USD 30.0 m...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/26

Toyota to invest additional USD 500 million in Joby Aviation On October 2, Toyota Motor Corp. and California-based Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced that Toyota will invest an additional USD 500 million to support the certification and commercial production of Joby's electric air taxi. The investment, which will be made in two equal tranches, with the first tranche targeted to...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/03

Toyota-backed Joby Aviation selects Dayton, Ohio for flying taxi production On September 18, Joby Aviation, Inc. a company developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced plans to locate its first scaled aircraft production facility in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation and headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories which has played a key role in supporting Joby’...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/21

flying cars are scheduled for the first time in Japan, and a shuttle bus equivalent to a Level 4 autonomous vehicle (fully autonomous driving under certain conditions) will also run. The flying cars are scheduled to be put into commercial operation by four groups: (1) an alliance between U.S.-based Joby Aviation, which is financed by Toyota Motor Corporation, and ANA Holdings Inc., (2) Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., (3) Marubeni Corporation, and (4) S...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/07

Toyota investing USD 394 million in Joby Aviation for electric air taxis On January 15, Toyota announced that it has begun collaboration with Joby Aviation, an aerospace company that is developing and commercializing all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.As the lead investor in Joby's USD 590 million Series C financing, Toyota itself is investing USD 394 million and will share its expertise in manufacturing, quality and cost...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/17

AI Ventures looks for early-stage startups across a range of industries that are applying AI, data, and cloud technologies to tackle important problems and create new market opportunities. Existing investments include in such companies include May Mobility, Elementary Robotics, Intuition Robotics, Joby Aviation, and Sea Machines.In addition to offering capital, Toyota AI Ventures partners with portfolio companies to provide ongoing assistance wi...

News  Updated at: 2019/05/03

ception, machine learning, or simulation.Since launching an initial USD 100 million fund in 2017 to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, data, autonomous mobility, and robotics, Toyota AI Ventures has funded 11 companies, including Blackmore, Boxbot, Connected Signals, Intuition Robotics, Joby Aviation, May Mobility, Metawave, Nauto, Realtime Robotics, and SLAMcore. (Toyota press releases on July 11, 2018) 1 / 2...

News  Updated at: 2018/07/12