{"id":202959,"date":"2024-11-05T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/japan-launches-first-air-taxi-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T14:54:42","slug":"japan-launches-first-air-taxi-flight","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/japan-launches-first-air-taxi-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota and Joby complete first air taxi flight in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week, Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation made history in air mobility by completing the first-ever air taxi demonstration flight in Japan<\/strong> . The demonstration took place at Toyota\u2019s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka, with Mount Fuji as a backdrop. The event celebrated Joby\u2019s progress in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)<\/a><\/strong> technology and the collaboration the two companies have strengthened for nearly seven years. <\/p>\n\n

Toyota boosts air taxi in Japan with $500 million investment<\/h2>\n\n

Toyota is reaffirming its commitment to emission-free mobility by collaborating with Joby to develop commercial aircraft that are zero-emission, efficient and suitable for both urban and rural areas. The recent demonstration of the air taxi, which can carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds of up to 320 km\/h<\/strong> , was an opportunity to highlight its environmental advantages. Unlike conventional helicopters, Joby\u2019s eVTOL<\/a><\/strong> promises a minimal noise footprint and zero emissions, ideal for urban and suburban transport. <\/p>\n\n

Hiroki Nakajima, Toyota\u2019s chief technology officer, commented: \u201cAir mobility has the potential to transform our perception of time and distance.\u201d<\/em> To support the certification and production of these aircraft, Toyota announced an additional investment of $500 million<\/a><\/strong> , bringing its total investment in Joby to $894 million. <\/p>\n\n

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Joby Air Taxi at Toyota Higashi-Fuji Technical Center. Source: Toyota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

An alliance that promotes emission-free transport<\/h3>\n\n

Toyota and Joby<\/a><\/strong> have worked closely together on the development of this air taxi<\/a><\/strong> , leveraging Toyota’s expertise in automotive technology and mass production to create an innovative and environmentally friendly propulsion system. The agreement includes Toyota providing key components and support for production<\/strong> , taking a significant step towards commercializing this technology. <\/p>\n\n

With Toyota\u2019s support and the consolidation of this alliance, Joby Aviation<\/a> plans to integrate its air taxis into the Japanese market<\/strong> , addressing congestion challenges in urban areas and offering environmentally friendly transportation alternatives. The success of this test also suggests a future where air mobility is available to citizens, thus addressing transportation needs while minimizing environmental impact. <\/p>\n\n

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Representatives of Toyota and Joby. Source: Toyota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

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Joby’s air taxi can reach 320 km\/h, generating a fraction of the noise of a helicopter and without polluting emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":202940,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13030,13062],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-202959","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-transport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/202959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202959"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/202959\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=202959"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=202959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}