Toyota Motor and Joby Aviation have accelerated their efforts to realise air mobility with a demonstration flight of the latter’s eVTOL at Toyota's Higashi-Fuji Technical Center in Japan.

Fresh off a $500 million investment from Toyota, eVTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has taken its aviation technology

As Toyota transforms into a mobility company, it has been able to work with other companies like Joby to find new innovations. The culmination of the efforts of both companies over the last seven years led to Joby's first air taxi exhibition flight overseas in Japan.

See video of the first air taxi flight in Japan, part of a years-long partnership between Toyota and Joby. This flight showed off the eVTOL's capabilities and is another milestone toward cleaner air travel.

California-based Joby Aviation, backed by Japanese automotive giant Toyota, conducted its first flight test of an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) in Japan. Known as the country’s first air taxi flight test,

Joby Aviation ($JOBY), a pioneer in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, is making headways in the aviation sector with

Manufacturer flies its flagship model, designed for a pilot to fly up to four passengers at 200 mph, outside the U.S. for the first time.