Joby Air Taxi Vertiports Will Use AI ‘Recognition’

Developer partners with North America’s largest parking network operator to build out air taxi infrastructure.

Jack Daleo

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Passengers on Joby’s electric air taxi could board the aircraft at one of 25 artificial intelligence-enabled vertiport locations. [Credit: Joby Aviation]

Key Takeaways:

Joby Aviation is partnering with Metropolis to build 25 AI-powered vertiports for its eVTOL air taxi service in early markets like New York and Los Angeles.
These vertiports will utilize Metropolis' biometrics, computer vision, and AI technologies for seamless access, identity recognition, and advanced luggage handling.
The strategy involves repurposing existing parking infrastructure to create integrated "mobility hubs," connecting air taxis with ground transportation.
Joby aims to begin passenger operations and activate these AI-enabled vertiports by 2026, aligning with increased manufacturing and future autonomous flight goals.

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Biometrics and computer vision are technologies not typically associated with flight. But they could be a fixture of vertiports for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.

Joby Aviation, one of the leading U.S. eVTOL air taxi developers, on Thursday said it is partnering with Metropolis—North America’s largest parking network operator—to build 25 artificial intelligence-powered vertiports among the latter’s 4,200-plus properties, as well as in new locations. It said the selected sites will be in “early air taxi markets,” which for Joby include New York and Los Angeles.