The California-based eVTOL startup is moving forward with manufacturing plans to produce electric air taxis, with help from Toyota, Uber and Delta Airlines.

Toyota is doubling down on Joby Aviation with a $500 million investment into the California-based company that's developing electric air taxis. Toyota's

Toyota Motor said Wednesday it will invest another $500 million in Joby Aviation to support certification and commercial production of Joby’s electric air taxi.

As part of the investment, Toyota plans to support Joby with commercial manufacturing and certification support.

Japanese automaker Toyota is boosting its investment in Joby Aviation by $500 million, bringing its total investment in the air taxi manufacturer to $894 million. Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on ".

Auto giant Toyota is investing another $500 million into Joby, which pioneered the first test flight of an air taxi over the skies of New York City.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

While we’re still waiting for those flying cars, Toyota is betting high and hard on electric air taxis. The automaker just earmarked another $500 million for Joby Aviation, which increases Toyota’s total support (so far) to nearly 900 million dollars.

Robotaxis aren’t the only place where the basic concept of “pay someone with a vehicle to take me a short distance” is undergoing some high-tech permutations. There’s also the matter of air taxis: small vehicles that can take you somewhere local — and where,

The Japanese automaker announced an investment of $500 million on Wednesday, on top of the $394 million in prior investments

VTOL air taxi developer Joby Aviation has secured a fresh round of funding from previous investor Toyota Motor Corporation,