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Joby on Track for 2025 Commercial Operations
Vertically integrated Joby maintains tight control over engineering and manufacturing as well as aircraft operations.
Joby eVTOL aircraft
Joby's production prototype eVTOL aircraft (foreground) at its pilot production facility in Marina, California. (Photo: Joby)

At the Revolution.Aero conference on Wednesday in San Francisco, Joby Aviation head of product Eric Allison assured attendees that Joby expects its four-passenger eVTOL aircraft to begin commercial urban air mobility (UAM) operations in 2025. The company, which aims to launch its aerial ridesharing service in Los Angeles and New York City, is also working to add the eVTOL aircraft to its Part 135 operating certificate.

A majority of team members are working on the certification program, including type certification and production certification, Allison said. In July, Joby announced it had finished submitting its certification plans to the FAA, shortly after it rolled out the first production prototype at its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California. 

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