Joby Aviation's electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
The California-based eVTOL startup is moving forward with manufacturing plans to produce electric air taxis, with help from Toyota, Uber and Delta Airlines.
The future of short-haul air travel looks a bit like the Jetsons, if the Jetsons took an Uber to a vertiport and flew to JFK airport in seven minutes.
Fresh on the heels of a $500 million investment announcement from Toyota, Joby Aviation on Thursday unveiled a prototype of its electric air taxi in the middle of Grand Central Station, drawing crowds of onlookers, equally puzzled and amazed.
The flashy Manhattan event was attended by executives from Joby, Uber and Delta Airlines, each significant stakeholders in the public company, which went public on the New York Stock Exchange three years ago. Here, in a nutshell, is their pitch: Electric taxis are not just a futuristic concept, they're rapidly becoming a reality.
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