{"id":193212,"date":"2024-10-03T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/toyota-will-invest-in-joby-air-taxis\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:50:53","slug":"toyota-will-invest-in-joby-air-taxis","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/toyota-will-invest-in-joby-air-taxis\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota to invest $500 million in Joby Aviation air taxis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an additional investment of $500 million<\/strong> in Joby Aviation, the US company developing electric air taxis<\/strong> . With this move, Toyota\u2019s total investment in Joby amounts to $894 million, consolidating its strategic alliance for the certification and commercial production of these innovative electric aircraft. <\/p>\n\n

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Toyota and Joby strengthen their collaboration<\/h2>\n\n

The investment will be made in two equal parts, with the first tranche in 2024 and the second in 2025, with the aim of accelerating the commercialization of Joby’s air taxis<\/a><\/strong> . According to Toyota, this financial support also includes the development of a manufacturing alliance<\/strong> , which will allow Toyota’s experience in production and sustainability to be integrated with Joby’s technological advances. <\/p>\n\n

The relationship between Toyota and Joby<\/a><\/strong> is not new, as the two companies have worked together for the past seven years. Toyota engineers have collaborated on the design of tooling and manufacturing methods for Joby’s aerial vehicles. This bond is now strengthened with Toyota supplying key components for the production of Joby’s electric aircraft. <\/p>\n\n

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