Aircraft in development
Electric air taxi
A piloted electric aircraft designed to lift off vertically and fly on its wings. It brings together electric propulsion, batteries and flight controls for short passenger journeys.
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Joby Aviation
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A short flight instead of a long drive.
Joby is developing an electric air taxi and the service around it. The aircraft takes off vertically, then flies forward on its wings, with room for four passengers and a pilot.
The story behind the company.
Joby’s aircraft is designed for trips where traffic makes a relatively short journey take a long time. It uses electric propulsion to lift off without a runway, then transitions to wing-borne flight for the main part of the trip.
The aircraft combines six electric motors and propellers with a passenger cabin. Joby’s technology work includes battery systems, flight controls and the testing needed to bring a new aircraft through certification. Its published specifications describe the design, not a promise of performance on every route.
The passenger experience is part of the plan too. Joby describes an app-led journey that connects ground transport with a flight from a vertiport, a dedicated take-off and landing site. Its electric air-taxi service is being developed, so proposed routes should not be read as a list of flights already available to book.
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Planned passenger service
Air-taxi journeys
Joby’s proposed travel experience combines ground transport, vertiports and short flights. The company describes app-based booking and connections to city centres and airports.
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