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Joby Teams with SK Telecom To Develop Plans for South Korean eVTOL Air Taxi Network
The U.S. eVTOL aircraft developer is joining German rival Volocopter and China's EHang in staking a claim to participate in South Korea's government-based urban air mobility plans.
SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang (pictured right) with Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt.
SK Telecom CEO Ryu Young-sang (pictured right) signed a cooperation agreement for planned eVTOL air taxi services in South Korea with Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt. (Photo: Joby)

South Korea’s SK Telecom is to work with Joby Aviation to develop eVTOL air taxi services in several cities across the country. Under an agreement signed on February 6 at Joby’s California headquarters, the companies said they will collaborate on work based on the Korean Urban Air Mobility (K-UAM) roadmap announced by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport in 2020.

Joby intends to start commercial operations with its unnamed four-passenger eVTOL aircraft in 2024. It says the aircraft will have a range of 150 miles at speeds of up to 200 mph.

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