Joby, Toyota Expand Collaboration with Long-Term Supply Agreement for Key Powertrain and Actuation Components
Joby Aviation announced today it has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to supply key powertrain and actuation components for the production of Joby’s eVTOL, reports a press release.
“The agreement builds on the long-standing partnership between Joby and Toyota,” states the release, “which has seen the two companies partner on a wide variety of projects to support the production and assembly of the Joby aircraft, including advising on the design of its Californian pilot production line in Marina.” Toyota is also the eVTOL company’s largest external shareholder, having invested around USD400 million in the firm.
JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO of Joby, commented, “Our partnership with Toyota continues to be an integral part of Joby’s success as we work together to deliver a new form of fast, quiet and emissions-free mobility for cities and communities around the world.” He continued, “Their expertise and knowledge has helped put us on track to deliver, at scale, an aircraft that we believe is truly best-in-class.”
The components, designed by Joby and manufactured by Toyota, will be delivered to the eVTOLs powertrain and electronics manufacturing facility in San Carlos, California, before the finished assemblies are shipped to the pilot production line in Marina for integration. The release continues, “Intended to prove out scalable tooling and processes at low volumes in advance of aircraft production at full scale, Joby’s Marina facilities were designed with Toyota’s help, leveraging decades of experience delivering reliable, high-quality cars at high volume.”

Keiji Yamamoto
Keiji Yamamoto, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, remarked, “We are very pleased to have reached this milestone with our key partner. Our mutual goal is mass production of the eVTOL and assisting Joby apply the best practices of the Toyota Production System in meeting high quality, reliability, safety, and strict cost standards.” Adding, “We are excited about the potential for further collaboration as we seek to realise Mobility for All with a seamlessly integrated air-to-ground mobility network.”
Meanwhile, Joby is working with Toyota subsidiary Aero Asahi on an air taxi shuttle service for Toyota related passengers in Japan. Joby recently announced it has formally applied to the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) to validate its planned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft type certification.
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