Joby Aviation's electric air taxi. Joby is one of four industry partners aiming to support regional eVTOL air taxi networks connecting Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and eventually Houston. [Photo: Joby]
Toyota, whose North American HQ is in Plano, took its eyes off the road long enough to scan the skies and invest $500 million more in California-based Joby, for a total of $894 million it's invested to date. The investment is aimed at "realizing the two companies’ shared vision of air mobility," Toyota said.