Joby is now test-flying its eVTOL air taxis with pilots on board

In a huge moment for the company – and the electric VTOL industry at large – Joby Aviation has officially started manned flight testing of its S4 eVTOL air taxi. Announcing the milestone with a video, Joby leads team USA in the race to certification.Co… Continue reading Joby is now test-flying its eVTOL air taxis with pilots on board

Joby’s first production eVTOL air taxi is cleared to fly

The first production prototype has rolled off Joby Aviation’s production line in Marina, California, and the FAA has cleared it to begin flight tests with a special airworthiness certificate. It’s likely to be the first eVTOL delivered to a customer.Co… Continue reading Joby’s first production eVTOL air taxi is cleared to fly

Joby receives FAA Air Carrier certification to start air taxi services

America’s leading eVTOL company has received Part 135 certification from the FAA, so it can now begin offering on-demand commercial air taxi operations. Not with its eVTOL aircraft, mind you – that’s still a long way from being type approved.Continue R… Continue reading Joby receives FAA Air Carrier certification to start air taxi services

NASA acoustic testing puts real numbers on Joby’s eVTOL noise signature

One of eVTOL companies’ core promises is that these electric air taxis will be vastly quieter than helicopters – so quiet that we’ll be able to fill the skies with hundreds of them without subjecting city dwellers to brutal levels of added noise pollut… Continue reading NASA acoustic testing puts real numbers on Joby’s eVTOL noise signature

Joby returns to flight testing, continuing to tick certification boxes

Joby Aviation has announced it’s back in the air after crashing one of its two tilt-rotor eVTOL prototypes during testing in February. The company says it’s continued making progress on multiple fronts of the labyrinthine task of FAA certification duri… Continue reading Joby returns to flight testing, continuing to tick certification boxes

Joby crashes one of its two eVTOL prototypes during high-speed testing

Joby Aviation has announced an accident during flight testing of its market-leading eVTOL aircraft prototype. Flight tracking data appears to show the aircraft was being pushed over 270 mph (435 km/h), well beyond its advertised top speed of 200 mph (3… Continue reading Joby crashes one of its two eVTOL prototypes during high-speed testing

Joby partners with Japan’s largest airline on local flying taxi service

When it comes the the eVTOLs Joby Aviation is making as many moves as anyone, and its latest centers on new mobility options for the people of Japan. The startup has joined forces with the country’s largest airline to establish an aerial ridesharing se… Continue reading Joby partners with Japan’s largest airline on local flying taxi service

Joby S4 hits 205 mph, flying further and faster than any eVTOL to date

The Joby aircraft's six rotors all tilt forward in a vectored thrust configuration to achieve high-speed horizontal winged flight

Joby Aviation has continued expanding the envelope on its S4 electric air taxi prototypes, and on Friday the California company registered what it believes is the fastest eVTOL test flight in history, hitting a true airspeed of 205 mph (330 km/h).

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Joby accelerates certification effort with second pre-production eVTOL

American eVTOL pioneer Joby Aviation is accelerating its path to FAA type certification, today unveiling a second pre-production prototype that’s already approved to join the company’s flight test program. It’ll take its first flights later this month…. Continue reading Joby accelerates certification effort with second pre-production eVTOL