Beyond the Taxi: Joby Aviation's Ambitious Expansion into Defense Joby Aviation's recent achievement of flying an autonomous aircraft over 3,100 miles without human intervention has sparked renewed interest in its electric air taxi ambitions.
However, this milestone also marks a significant shift in Joby's focus, as it pushes beyond urban air mobility and into the realm of defense.
The company's autonomy stack, designed to be retrofitted onto conventional aircraft, has far reaching implications that go beyond civilian transportation.