Joby Aviation is a California-based aerospace company founded in 2009 that is developing an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for commercial air taxi service. The company has spent more than a decade designing, testing, and refining its technology at facilities in the redwoods above Santa Cruz, California, and now operates across more than 15 locations worldwide with a team of over 2,500 people.
The aircraft at the centre of Joby's work is a quiet, emissions-free eVTOL designed to take off and land vertically and carry passengers over congested urban areas. It has a top speed of 200 mph and a range of up to 100 miles. The company is currently advancing through the FAA certification process and scaling production of the aircraft in parallel.
Joby's work spans a broad set of technical domains, including electric propulsion, acoustic engineering, aircraft certification, and the operational infrastructure needed to run a routine air taxi service. Strategic partnerships with Toyota, Delta Air Lines, and Uber form part of the broader ecosystem the company is building to support everyday urban flight.
The company's long-term ambition is to make zero-emission urban air travel a routine alternative to ground transport, addressing both congestion and aviation's environmental footprint. Its stated goal is to make flight accessible enough to meaningfully reduce commute times for large numbers of people.
