- Joby has developed proprietary software to support
revolutionary high-tempo, on-demand air taxi operations
- Software suite has undergone real-world testing over the past
two years, leveraging Joby’s Part 135 certification
- Joby’s President of Operations, Bonny Simi, and Chief Product
Officer, Eric Allison, to present a ‘Pre-Flight Checklist’ for
commercial service
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric
air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced it has
received Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) authorization to
use a suite of software tools developed in-house, called
‘ElevateOS’, that are designed to enable high-tempo, on-demand air
taxi operations.
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Joby’s proprietary ElevateOS air taxi
software system includes an operations core, a pilot app, and a
consumer-friendly rider app, from left to right, all of which have
been FAA-authorized for use by Joby’s Part 135 organization. Joby
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The ElevateOS operating system, which will be introduced during
a virtual presentation later today, includes pilot tools,
operations and schedule management software, a mobile-first rider
app, and an intelligent matching engine. The matching engine is
similar to those used by ride-hailing apps today and pairs
passengers with available aircraft and landing infrastructure to
deliver journeys that are as efficient as possible. Joby plans to
use ElevateOS to support its own air taxi operations, as well as
making it available to selected partners who purchase the aircraft,
as part of a wider services package.
During today’s presentation, Joby will cover a range of other
preparations it is making to support the launch of commercial air
taxi operations as soon as 2025, including pilot training and the
simulation of its planned air taxi service using a conventional
aircraft that carries the same number of passengers as Joby’s
aircraft. Utilizing a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate granted by
the Federal Aviation Administration more than two years ago, Joby
has already been able to use its ElevateOS software to test core
aspects of its planned operations, by:
- Offering Joby team members a true, on-demand passenger service,
enabling them to book flights with free choice of timing, origin
and destination, using the Joby rider app
- Matching passengers with similar routes to each other, using
automation tools
- Taking payments from Joby team members and external customers
for whole-aircraft chartered flights
- Integrating the use of the Joby pilot app, rider app and
back-end operational software
Joby has been actively developing and testing these software
tools, in-house, since acquiring Uber Elevate, the air taxi
division of Uber in 2021. In 2019, Uber Elevate launched and ran
UberCopter, the world’s first on-demand, multi-modal air taxi
service in New York City, using traditional helicopters that were
bookable via the Uber app.
“The air taxi service we plan to deliver isn’t like any sort of
air travel that’s existed before. We expect travelers to book
on-demand and to be boarding an aircraft just minutes later, much
like the experience of using ground-based ridesharing today. That
required us to totally rethink the software and the operations of
these aircraft,” said Eric Allison, Chief Product Officer at Joby
and former Head of Uber Elevate. “We’ve built ElevateOS from the
ground up to enable high-tempo, on-demand flights that will deliver
true time savings and seamless mobility to customers.
“ElevateOS is the result of many years of iteration and
real-life experience and we’re confident it is the most
sophisticated, efficient, and flexible suite of air operations
tools available today.”
Today’s presentation will also cover a range of other activities
Joby is undertaking to prepare for operations, including:
Training Electric Air Taxi Pilots: Joby has developed an
aircraft-specific training course that prepares qualified
commercial pilots to fly the Joby aircraft in about six weeks. The
course includes the use of immersive flight simulation training
devices being developed in partnership with CAE, a global leader in
aviation training. Additionally, Joby has already begun offering
private pilot training and ground school as part of its future
pilot training academy.
Building the Maintenance Workforce of the Future: Joby
received its Part 145 Maintenance Certificate earlier this year and
is developing a comprehensive maintenance, repair and overhaul
(MRO) strategy to ensure maximum aircraft utilization in markets
around the globe. Joby received a $1 million grant from the FAA to
support the development of maintenance training programs.
Implementing Rigorous Safety Systems: Joby was the first
electric air taxi company to have a Safety Management System
accepted into the FAA’s Voluntary Program for Air Operations,
supporting the Company’s Part 135 operations. It was also the first
air taxi company to be awarded the International Standard for
Business Aircraft Operations Stage 1 Certification, administered by
the International Business Aviation Council, following a safety
audit in 2023.
“We are leading the industry in the certification and
manufacturing of our electric air taxi as well as in our
preparations for commercial service,” said Bonny Simi, President of
Operations at Joby. “This is rigorous work that is required for any
company to provide efficient and seamless air taxi operations, and
many of these items have been years in the making.”
Joby’s electric air taxi is designed to carry a pilot and four
passengers at speeds of up to 200 mph, offering high-speed mobility
with a fraction of the noise produced by helicopters and zero
operating emissions.
Joby intends to operate its aircraft in the U.S. markets
including New York City and Los Angeles alongside partner Delta Air
Lines, and in the United Arab Emirates, where the Company has a
six-year exclusive agreement to provide air taxi services in Dubai.
Joby will also partner with local operators in certain overseas
geographies, as well as supporting direct sales of its aircraft to
business customers such as Mukamalah, the aviation arm of Saudi
Aramco, and to potential government partners such as the U.S.
Department of Defense.
Today’s presentation will be available via the Upcoming Events
section of the Company’s investor website. A replay of the event
will be available online for a limited time.
About Joby
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) is a California-based
transportation company developing an all-electric, vertical
take-off and landing air taxi which it intends to operate as part
of a fast, quiet, and convenient service in cities around the
world. To learn more, visit www.jobyaviation.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited
to, statements regarding the development and performance of our
aircraft, the growth of our manufacturing capabilities, our
regulatory outlook, progress and timing, including our expectation
to start commercial air taxi operations as soon as 2025, the
expected timing of type certification; our planned operations with
the Department of Defense; our business plan, objectives, goals and
market opportunity; plans for, and potential benefits of, our
strategic partnerships; the markets in which we expect to operate
or sell our aircraft; and our current expectations relating to our
business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects,
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cause actual results to differ materially, including: our ability
to launch our air taxi service and the growth of the urban air
mobility market generally; our ability to produce aircraft that
meet our performance expectations in the volumes and on the
timelines that we project; complexities related to obtaining
certification and operating in foreign markets; the competitive
environment in which we operate; our future capital needs; our
ability to adequately protect and enforce our intellectual property
rights; our ability to effectively respond to evolving regulations
and standards relating to our aircraft; our reliance on third-party
suppliers and service partners; uncertainties related to our
estimates of the size of the market for our service and future
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