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Joby Rolls Out First 'Production Prototype' eVTOL Air Taxi
The four-passenger aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force in early 2024.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Joby founder/CEO JoeBen Bevirt are pictured with Joby's eVTOL.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (right) recently paid a visit to Joby's pilot production facility in Marina, California, to see the "company-conforming" eVTOL air taxi. (Photo: Joby Aviation)

Joby Aviation is set to roll out the first electric air taxi assembled at its pilot production line in Marina, California. Ahead of the big reveal on Wednesday, the company announced that it received a special airworthiness certificate from the FAA, clearing the so-called “production prototype” for its first flight tests. 

The California-based eVTOL manufacturer is unveiling the first production-conforming example of its air taxi prototype during a special event held jointly with Toyota, its manufacturing partner and biggest investor, at the production facility in Marina. Joby also announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Tetsuo “Ted” Ogawa, president and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, to its board of directors. 

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