近日，美国 eVTOL 制造商 Joby Aviation 正式向美国空军交付了第一辆电动空中出租车。这比之前预计的交付时间提前了整整半年，Joby Aviation 也成了美国第一家交付全电动空中出租车的企业。这架空中出租车，将用来执行一系列后勤任务，包括货运和客运，未来不只是空军使用，还会进入大众市场。在过去一年时间里，美国空军和海军陆战队多次参观了他们位于加利福尼亚州的飞行测试。今年四月，四名飞行员完成了飞机的完全遥控过渡飞行，两组海军陆战队员也在五月份对 eVTOL 的潜在后勤和医疗应用进行了任务分析。至于为什么首先交付给美国空军而不是个人和企业客户，主要是 Joby Aviation 在项目早期，美国国防创新部门曾为其提供了资金，随后双方也有过不少合作，可以说 Joby 能发展如此迅速，离不开美国国防部门的支持。除了美国军方的支持，Joby Aviation 还获得了英特尔、达美航空、丰田汽车等公司的大量资金支持，而丰田的功劳更是不少。目前丰田是 Joby Aviation 最大的外部股东，已向后者投资了约 4 亿美元。今年 6 月，丰田北美公司首席执行官小川哲夫还加入了 Joby Aviation 的董事会。也是在同一时间，美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）批准了 Joby 的电动空中出租车进行飞行测试。除了送钱送人，丰田甚至还为 Joby Aviation 供起了货。今年 4 月，两家公司宣布，丰田已同意为 Joby 的 eVTOL 航空器提供关键零部件。丰田将制造航空器动力总成和制动器的一些部件，然后将它们送到 Joby 位于加州圣卡洛斯的动力总成制造工厂。丰田对 Joby Aviation 的意义不止于此，除了提供航空器部件外，丰田还帮助 Joby 在马里纳建立了生产试点。他们还与我们在设计、制造工艺、质量管理、开发等方面进行了合作。Joby 航空器 OEM 负责人 Didier Papadopoulos 称，“他们（丰田）从头到尾都是我们业务不可或缺的一部分，我们非常感谢这种合作关系。
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News Title: 美国第一辆空中出租车交付！比预计时间提前半年
Keywords: 美国，空中出租车，Joby Aviation，交付
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Recently, American eVTOL manufacturer Joby Aviation has delivered the first electric air taxi to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery is 比之前预期的交付时间提前了整整半年，Joby Aviation has become the first company to deliver an electric air taxi in the United States. This aircraft will be used for a variety of logistics tasks, including cargo and passenger transport, and will eventually enter the mass market. In the past year, the U.S. Air Force and Navy 陆战队 have visited their flight testing facility in California several times. In April this year, four pilots successfully completed the transition to full control of the aircraft, and two groups of U.S. Navy 陆战队队员 also conducted mission analysis for the potential logistics and medical applications of eVTOL in May. As to why the first delivery was made to the U.S. Air Force rather than individual or corporate clients, it is mainly because Joby Aviation received funding from the U.S. Defense Innovation Department in the early stages of the project, and there have been several collaborations between the two companies. It can be said that Joby Aviation has developed rapidly thanks to the support of the U.S. Air Force. In addition to U.S. military support, Joby Aviation has also received significant funding from companies such as Intel, Delta Air Lines, and Toyota, and Toyota has played a significant role in Joby Aviation. Toyota’s contribution to Joby Aviation is not limited to providing key components for the aircraft. Toyota will also help Joby establish a production pilot in 马里纳，and they have also collaborated with Joby on design, manufacturing process, quality assurance, and development. Joby 航空器 OEM 负责人 Didier Papadopoulos 称，“他们（丰田）从头到尾都是我们业务不可或缺的一部分，我们非常感谢这种合作关系。
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