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Toyota backed flying car firm Joby prepares to launch urban transportation

by Meghana Kandra
October 18, 2022 - Updated On October 19, 2022
in Cars, Electric Vehicles
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The US air taxi startup Joby Aviation applied to Japan’s ministry for aircraft certification. With all the permits, the Toyota-backed flying taxi company plans to launch urban transportation services. Toyota has invested $394 million in the designing and building of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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The startup in May received certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowing it to begin commercial air-taxi operations with conventional aircraft. The California-based startup has more regulatory hurdles to clear in the United States before its five-seater eVTOL aircraft can fly passengers.

Joby’s application to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for the validation of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “type certification”, is believed to be the first of its type and is a necessary step to launching aerial ridesharing services in Japan. Joby plans to use its five-seat, piloted eVTOL aircraft to connect people and cities through fast, quiet, and emissions-free flights.

Commenting on the application, JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO, of Joby Aviation, said: “We’re incredibly excited about the potential for electric aerial ridesharing to offer a new form of clean and affordable urban and regional connectivity across Japan. “With 92% of residents living in urban areas, we have a spectacular opportunity to save people time in congested cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka while also reducing their impact on the environment.

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“We strongly believe that a collaborative approach to regulation helps to foster greater safety and, by working hand-in-hand on certification, Japan and the U.S. are ensuring that both countries continue to play a leading role in the adoption of climate-friendly transportation.”

Joby has long-standing ties with Japan, having welcomed Toyota as a strategic partner in 2018. As well as lending their expertise on manufacturing process development and high-volume production, Toyota is also Joby’s largest outside investor, with nearly $400 million invested to date. Earlier this year, Joby also entered into a partnership with ANA Holdings Inc, Japan’s largest airline, to bring aerial ridesharing services to the Japanese market. Joby is a member of Japan’s Public-Private Conference for the Future Air Mobility Revolution, established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry to accelerate the adoption of aerial ridesharing in the country. Type certification is a multi-year process that sees a company undertake rigorous testing and documentation across each aircraft system to prove the aircraft meets safety standards and is ready for commercial operations. Similar type certification processes are undertaken for all aircraft, big and small – an approach that has helped shape air travel into one of the safest forms of transportation available today.

Credits- Japan Today

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Meghana Kandra

Meghana studied PGD in Journalism, open university. She has more than five years of experience in content writing, from creative content development to online journalism. Electric vehicle enthusiast, engineer, and feminist.

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