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Joby Wins Government Grant to Support California Expansion

The state of California has awarded Joby Aviation a $9.8 million CalCompetes grant to support the company’s expansion in the Golden State. Joby said the funding will support a “significant expansion” of the company’s flight testing and pilot production facilities in Marina, California, and help to create 690 full-time jobs across its California locations by 2027. 

In addition to its Marina facilities, Joby has offices in Santa Cruz and San Carlos, as well as in Washington, D.C. and Munich, Germany. The company is also building a scaled manufacturing plant in Dayton, Ohio, where it plans to mass-produce its five-seat eVTOL aircraft in 2025.