Joby Acquires New Facilities and Simulators as Air Taxi Launch Looms
Developer agrees to obtain a new 700,000-square-foot site and receives the first of two flight simulators from CAE.
Developer agrees to obtain a new 700,000-square-foot site and receives the first of two flight simulators from CAE.
Company is developing flight automation systems for a wide range of rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft.
Developer partners with North America’s largest parking network operator to build out air taxi infrastructure.
Company anticipates certification, first deliveries, and entry into service as soon as 2027.
Transportation Department unveils roadmap for integrating electric propulsion, powered-lift, autonomy, and other aviation technologies.
Generation 6 will complete additional hover testing before the company expands the envelope.
Developer’s uncrewed Air One is designed to carry up to 550 pounds of cargo for logistics, defense, and humanitarian applications.
Engineer Limhi Somerville joins the California-based company from what may be its largest United Kingdom competitor.
Developer recaps a year of flight testing ahead of planned type inspection authorization trials with the FAA in 2026.
CEO Stuart Simpson tells BBC Today that passenger flights will cost the ‘same as a cab.’