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 has injected a second round of funding into Joby Aviation, one of the leading figures in electric vertical take-off and landing craft for public transport.

Soon you might be able to take a flying taxi to the airport. It’s not science fiction anymore: New York City could, in the near future, see air taxis buzzing around the skies.

Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor is investing $500 million in Joby Aviation to support the U.S. electric air taxi company’s launch of commercial passenger services, which are slated to begin as soon as next year.

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,