Toyota Motor Corporation has collaborated with Joby Aviation, a US company focused on creating electric air taxis for commercial passenger transport, to successfully carry out Joby’s inaugural international exhibition flight, reports Interesting Engineering.

This event took place earlier this week at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Shizuoka, Japan.

The flight near Mount Fuji showcased Joby’s emissions-free aircraft’s low noise levels and marked nearly seven years of collaboration between the two companies.

Toyota engineers now work side-by-side with the Joby team in California.

In 2023, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components for producing Joby’s aircraft.

Joby’s electric air taxi is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at up to 200 mph speeds.

It offers high-speed mobility with zero operating emissions and a fraction of the noise of helicopters.

This new mobility service aims to reduce traffic congestion, minimize environmental impact, and provide transportation solutions for urban and rural regions.

Joby was founded in 2009 and has since completed thousands of test flights, including exhibition flights from the iconic Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City.

This news comes weeks after Toyota committed to investing an additional $500 million in Joby to support the certification and commercial production of the Company’s electric air taxi.

The additional funds will bring Toyota Motor Corporation’s total investment in Joby to $894 million and include plans to establish a manufacturing alliance to support the first commercialization phase.