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Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Baillie Gifford
Baillie Gifford is buying nearly 44 million newly issued shares in Joby Aviation, a purchase that will provide a $180 million injection of capital into the company as it continues to develop all-elect
Joby Aviation accelerates path to market with $55M DoD contract
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation’s strategy for launching commercially in 2025 is becoming more clear. The startup secured a $55 million contract from the U.S.
Joby flies towards 2025 commercial launch with final assembly of eVTOL
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) company Joby Aviation has taken another step on its path to start a commercial air taxi service by 2025. The company said Tuesday that it’s begun fi
Joby, Delta Air Lines to pilot home-to-airport eVTOL transportation
Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft startup Joby Aviation is partnering with Delta Airlines to deliver “home-to-airport” transportation services to Delta customers start
Joby Aviation’s contract with US Air Force expands to include Marines
The United States Department of Defense is deepening its relationship with electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company Joby Aviation. Joby said Wednesday that it is expanding its
Unlikely players team up to lead South Korea’s air taxi industry
South Korea, which lacks the VC, entrepreneurial ecosystem and aerospace legacy of the U.S., might be the first to lay the groundwork for taking air mobility from expensive project to viable service.
Joby Aviation secures certificate to operate commercial air taxis
Joby Aviation — the publicly traded electric air vehicle company with a current market cap of $3.1 billion — has received the necessary certification from the Federal Aviation Administrati
The Station: All the news out of TC Sessions: Mobility, #PoorElon and a sobering NHTSA report
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Joby Aviation acquires Avionyx to accelerate aerospace software certification
Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOL) for commercial passenger service, announced the acquisition of Avionyx, an aerospace softwar
Here’s everything you’ll see at TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility next week
TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event
TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer
“Where’s my flying car?” is a staple of Gen X humor, since it reaffirms the cynical viewpoint that technology frequently fails to deliver on its lofty promises. Until recently, elect
Volocopter raises $170M, now valued at $1.87B, to fuel first commercial launches of flying taxi fleet in 2024
Volocopter, the startup out of southern Germany (Bruchsal) that has been developing electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft and a business model for operating them in taxi-style fleets i
NTSB investigating Joby aircraft crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a Joby Aviation experimental aircraft on Wednesday in Jolon, California. The incident involved a prototype that was being remotel
Joby Aviation partners with Japanese airline to launch air taxi service
Joby Aviation is partnering with Japanese airline ANA to bring aerial ridesharing services to Japan. Toyota Motor Corporation will be partnering with the two companies, as well, in order to explore wa
The Station: Tesla’s rough week, China’s AV strategy and Joby’s air taxi play in South Korea
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Joby Aviation to launch air taxi service in South Korea
California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing startup Joby Aviation plans to offer an air taxi service in South Korea in partnership with SK Telecom (SKT), one of the country’s largest
Joby Aviation wants to conduct dramatic eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bay
Joby Aviation is seeking permission for a series of high-profile air taxi flights over San Francisco Bay, according to documents filed with the FCC and obtained by TechCrunch. The tests of the startup
The eVTOL take-off, part one: Four trends that shaped 2021
Billions of dollars, dozens of deals and one legal battle: The year in eVTOL was an unforgettable one, with developers picking up the pace even as the larger aviation sector was busy slowly recovering
Joby Aviation makes its public trading debut on the NYSE
Joby Aviation is now public, 12 years after JoeBen Bevirt founded the company at his ranch in the Santa Cruz mountains. The air taxi developer began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday