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The Joby Aviation aircraft is an all-electric eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxi.

  • Seats: 1 pilot + 4 passengers
  • Speed: up to 200 mph
  • Propulsion: 6 electric motors with tilting propellers
  • Range: designed for short urban/regional trips
  • Takeoff: vertically, so it doesn’t need a conventional runway
  • Noise: about 45 dBA in cruise
  • Aircraft structure: carbon-fiber composite
  • Battery: four battery packs

Joby is currently moving toward commercial service and is conducting test flights under a new U.S. federal eVTOL pilot program.

Joby Aviation official website