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Joby S4 | Airframer | Joby Aviation, Inc.

03/10/2024News:
Toyota Motor Corporation Operating Officer Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa and Joby Aviation's founder and CEO, JoeBen Bevirt, strengthen their relationship with Toyota’s announced $500m investment in Joby, marked by a formal signing ceremony at Toyota’s North American regional headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Toyota to invest $500 million in Joby Aviation

Toyota engineers now work side-by-side with the Joby team in California, and, in 2023, the two companies signed a long-term agreement for Toyota to supply key powertrain and actuation components.

06/08/2024Press Release:
Joby’s all-electric aircraft in flight above Marina, California, the company’s manufacturing and flight test center.
Joby applies for aircraft certification in Australia
17/07/2024News:
On June 24, 2024, Joby’s hydrogen-electric technology demonstrator aircraft completed a 523-mile flight above Marina, California, with no in-flight emissions except water.

Joby chalks up landmark 523-mile hydrogen-electric flight

Using the same airframe as Joby’s battery-electric aircraft, the demonstrator has a fuel tank which stores up to 40 kilograms of liquid hydrogen, alongside a reduced mass of batteries.

08/05/2024News:
Joby’s two pre-production prototype aircraft have completed more than 1,500 flights, spanning a total distance of more than 33,000 miles, over the past four years.

Joby progresses flight test programme

Joby has tested its aircraft in flight, from precision landing and outwash to human factors, many times and in all weathers. Pre-production flight testing is complete and now the focus is on for-credit flight testing.

29/04/2024Press Release:
Joby celebrated the planned expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Marina, California, alongside Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado, Monterey County Supervisor Wendy Root-Askew, and Toyota Collaboration Lead Kiyoshiba Mase.
Joby expands California manufacturing facility, rolls second aircraft off production line

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