Joby Aviation
Developing a quiet, all-electric air taxi designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds up to 200 mph — transforming urban transportation.
Joby Aviation is at the forefront of the urban air mobility revolution, developing an all-electric air taxi that promises to transform how people move through and between cities. Its five-seat eVTOL aircraft, capable of speeds up to 200 miles per hour and designed to operate at a fraction of the noise level of a helicopter, represents years of rigorous engineering and testing that have positioned Joby as the most advanced company in its category. The aircraft's tilting rotor design and sophisticated fly-by-wire systems reflect a level of technical ambition that has attracted investment from Toyota, Delta Air Lines, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Joby's path to commercialization is among the most credible in the eVTOL industry, with the company having logged more test flight hours than any competitor and maintaining an active certification program with the Federal Aviation Administration. Its partnership with Delta to provide airport shuttle services in key markets gives it a clear commercial launch pathway that connects its technology to immediate consumer demand. The company's manufacturing facility in Marina, California is being built to produce aircraft at the scale required for a genuine urban air mobility network.
Recognized as a 2025 Industry Icon, Joby Aviation embodies the audacious engineering vision that has always defined the aerospace industry at its best. Its progress toward commercial service represents a genuine inflection point in urban transportation, one that could reduce congestion, cut commute times, and open new possibilities for how cities are designed and experienced. Joby's work is not just building an aircraft; it is laying the foundation for an entirely new mode of transportation.
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