The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Joby Aviation: 1 model, 9 deployments across 5 regions, $2.3B raised, 4 active incidents. 6 sources back the record.
Joby Aviation holds 2 FAA actions and has 1 FAA action pending, per the DEPLOY registry.
See all 3 filingsOverview
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) is a California-based eVTOL aircraft developer producing electric air taxis for urban transportation. FAA Type Certification in progress (Stage 4 reached March 2026). Backed by Toyota, Uber, and Delta Air Lines. Targeting commercial passenger service in 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 9 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 4 incidents on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundDelta Air Lines Strategic Investment post-money
Key facts
Product
Certification Status
Vehicle Type
FAA progress
Key investors
Data & sources
Patent documents
5
Web sources
1
6 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Joby Aviation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Atoms1× joint
- 2Resonant Sciences1× joint
- 3Virgin Atlantic1× joint
Most recent
- with Resonant Sciencesjust announced
- Joby Aviation x Atoms Vertiport Network2026-07-22with Atomsjust announced
- with Virgin Atlanticjust announced
Joby Aviation on the deployment map
View the global map9 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Sep 2026. Explore where Joby Aviation's robots are operating, by place and type.
- pilotJoby S4 at Texas, USA →Southwest · verified Sep 2026
- announcedJoby S4 at U.S. (Atoms partnership vertiport sites) →United States · verified Aug 2026
- announcedJoby S4 at New York →Northeast · verified Jul 2026
- announcedJoby S4 at Marina, California, USA →California · verified Jun 2026
- pilotJoby S4 at New York City, New York, USA →Northeast · verified Apr 2026
- announcedJoby S4 at Dubai, UAE →Middle East · verified Jan 2026
- pilotJoby S4 at Texas →Southwest · verified Jan 2025
- pilotJoby S4 at United States →United States · verified Jan 2025
- pilotJoby S4 at Edwards AFB →California · verified May 2023
View the full Joby Aviation deployment record →
Relationships
Claims ledger
Public, dated claims by Joby Aviation, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2026-01-01 · deadline 2026-12-31
“Abu Dhabi Set to Launch Air Taxi Services By End Of 2026”
Joby has partnerships in UAE but no confirmed launch of commercial service. FAA certification (required for aircraft) is still in progress. UAE regulatory approval timeline unclear. https://www.jobyaviation.com/
- Partly trueTimeline · claimed 2026-01-01 · deadline 2026-12-31
“The company targets airworthiness testing and Type Certification by end of 2026. Production Certification comes in early 2027”
Correction: this verdict was recorded with the claim date as its effective date. DEPLOY recorded it on 2026-07-09, which is its effective date.
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2026-01-01 · deadline 2027-12-31
“By end of 2026 and commercial operations in 2027. That timeline is ambitious. It is also, for the first time, credible”
Third-party assessment. "Ambitious but credible" is a more honest framing than Joby's own "as early as 2026." The 2027 commercial operations target is more realistic given certification timelines.
- OpenTimeline · claimed 2025-01-01 · deadline 2026-12-31
“Commercial air-taxi services as early as 2026”
Joby has not launched commercial passenger service as of July 2026. FAA Type Certification is still in progress. The "as early as 2026" timeline is increasingly unlikely to be met given certification is not complete. https://www.jobyaviation.com/news/joby-completes-submission-of-stage-three-certification-plans-to-the-faa
Disagree with a status? Joby Aviation can submit a correction with evidence and we log the response on the record. Methodology and the full industry ledger live at /stats/claim-integrity.
Current leadership (2)
- JoeBen Bevirt Founder & CEOsince 2009-01-01secondary-verified
- Paul Sciarra Executive Chairmanreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- JoeBen Bevirtsolefounded 2009-01-01
Former / Previously (1)
- Arthur Dubois Early employee / VP of Engineering (via Xwing acquisition)secondary-verified
Safety record
4 incidents on record (1 moderate, 3 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.
Most recent: Jun 2026
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Joby Aviation (4)
- Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch2026-06-15 · Regulatory action
- Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA2026-05-15 · Regulatory action
- Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate2026-03-28 · Regulatory action
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Joby Aviation9 deployments
Recent coverage
Joby Aviation in third-party press
Peers
98 peers across 1 segment. Every Joby Aviation competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
drone(98)
57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (9)
Registry pages whose text names Joby Aviation.
Companies (1)
Deployments (1)
People (3)
Incidents (4)
Joby Aviation clears FAA Stage 4 airworthiness conformity review, one step from type certificate, FAA unveils eight AAM eVTOL integration pilot projects spanning 26 states, allowing Joby, Archer, Beta, and Wisk to begin operations by summer 2026, Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch, Joby Aviation completes submission of Stage 3 certification plans to FAA
Supplied by (2)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAvia Joby S4NVIDIA IGX Thor compute platform (Blackwell architecture) -- autonomous flight compute for Joby Superpilot system: autonomous mission management, sensor fusion, radar and perception processing, predictive system health monitoring. Joby named as only aviation launch partner for IGX Thor.supplies
Actuators & motors
- Toyota Motor Corporationvia Joby S4Toyota-manufactured powertrain and actuation components (designed by Joby, manufactured by Toyota) -- tilt actuators and key powertrain assemblies for Joby S4 eVTOL. Long-term supply agreement, components delivered to Joby's San Carlos powertrain manufacturing facility.manufactures-for
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $2.3B
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 just announced
Every company Joby Aviation has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Resonant Sciencesjust announced
- Joby Aviation x Atoms Vertiport Network2026-07-22with Atomsjust announced
- with Virgin Atlanticjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1Atoms1× joint
- 2Resonant Sciences1× joint
- 3Virgin Atlantic1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Joby Aviation acquires Resonant Sciences for 00MwithResonant Sciencesother2026-08-16announcedjust announced
- deployment2026-07-22announcedjust announced
- Joby Aviation x Virgin Atlantic UK Air TaxiwithVirgin Atlanticdistribution2026-07-22announcedjust announced
Funding rounds (3)
Joby Aviation’s 3 disclosed rounds, $2.3B in total, oldest to newest.
- Delta Air Lines Strategic Investment2022-10-01
$60M(reported) · $480M post
Investors: Delta Air Lines (lead)
- SPAC IPO (Reinvent merger)2021-08-01
$1.6B · $6.6B post
Investors: Intel Capital, Delta Air Lines, Toyota Motor Corporation
- Series C (Toyota-led)2020-01-15
$590M(reported)
Investors: Toyota Motor Corporation (lead)
Regulatory filings (3)
- faa_actionfaa action · us_faapending
Linked models: Joby S4
- FAA-TC-JAS4-1-Stage5faa action · us_faagranted2024-03-08
- FAA-Part135-Joby-2022faa action · us_faagranted2022-05-26
Patent estate (5)
- US11560235B2usptograntedgranted 2023-01-24assignee
- US11691746B2usptograntedgranted 2023-07-11assignee
- US12006034B2usptograntedgranted 2024-06-11assignee
- US12459658B2usptograntedgranted 2025-09-30assignee
- US12139266B2usptograntedgranted 2024-10-22assignee
Timeline
Every recorded move in Joby Aviation’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: NVIDIA
2026-08-23Supply: DRIVE Orin compute platform from NVIDIA
New supplierNew supplier: Garmin
2026-08-23Supply: G3000 integrated flight deck from Garmin
New supplierNew supplier: Toyota Motor Corporation
2026-08-23Supply: Powertrain and actuation components from Toyota Motor Corporation
PartnershipJoby Aviation acquires Resonant Sciences for 00M
2026-08-16Joby Aviation acquired Resonant Sciences, a maker of radio frequency and sensor systems, for 00 million. Resonant will become a dedicated defense business under Joby called Joby Defense, marking Joby's push into the defense sector alongside its eVTOL air taxi certification efforts.
PartnershipJoby Aviation x Virgin Atlantic UK Air Taxi
2026-07-22Joby Aviation and Virgin Atlantic finalized a deal to bring electric air taxi service to the United Kingdom, with Virgin Atlantic as the launch operator for Joby's eVTOL aircraft in the UK market.
PartnershipJoby Aviation x Atoms Vertiport Network
2026-07-22Joby Aviation and Atoms formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States, building next-generation transportation hubs for Joby's eVTOL air taxi service under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
Funding roundDelta Air Lines Strategic Investment funding round
2022-10-01Delta Air Lines Strategic Investment raising $60000000
Funding roundSPAC IPO (Reinvent merger) funding round
2021-08-01SPAC IPO (Reinvent merger) raising $1600000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Deployment recordedSep 1, 2026
Joby S4 at Texas, USA
- Deployment recordedAug 1, 2026
Joby S4 at U.S. (Atoms partnership vertiport sites)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 1, 2026
Joby S4 at New York
- Deployment recordedJun 30, 2026
Joby S4 at Marina, California, USA
- Incident recordedJun 15, 2026
Joby Aviation completes FAA Stage 4 certification, advancing toward air taxi launch
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Joby Aviation.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Joby Aviation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Joby Completes Autonomous Coast-to-Coast Flight with Cessna Caravan
FLYING reports that a converted Cessna 208 Grand Caravan equipped with Joby Aviation’s autonomy technology completed what... The post Joby Completes Autonomous Coast-to-Coast…
Think Outside the Box With These 3 Companies That Make Unusual Business Models Work
Fulgent Genetics, Joby Aviation, and Veritone pursue unconventional business models in genomics, eVTOL aircraft, and AI media, backed by notable financial and operational…
Joby Aviation Stock Is Down 54% This Year. Here's Why I'd Buy It Before 2027.
Joby Aviation’s 3,100-mile autonomous flight signals its push beyond electric air taxis
An aircraft equipped with Joby Aviation's autonomy technology flew across the United States without a human pilot taking control at any point.
Joby Completes First Ever Autonomous Flight Across the United States
Joby Aviation says an aircraft equipped with its autonomy technology has completed a 3,199-mile autonomous flight across the United States, The post Joby Completes First Ever…
Joby eVTOL Begins Week of eIPP Flights across North Texas
Aviation International News reports Joby Aviation has launched a week of electric air taxi demonstration flights across the Dallas... The post Joby eVTOL Begins Week of eIPP…
Joby Begins Texas eIPP Flights as Autonomous Aircraft Starts US Tour
Joby Aviation has begun a week-long electric air taxi flight campaign in Texas as part of the White House-backed eVTOL The post Joby Begins Texas eIPP Flights as Autonomous…
Seven Minutes, JFK to Manhattan: Joby’s Air Taxi Flies NYC
eVTOL Air Taxis: What You Need to Know Before 2026 Ends | Afterburner - MiGFlug's Magazine
Joby Flies JFK to Manhattan in 7 Minutes: First NYC eVTOL Flights (2026)
Joby Aviation: The Resonant Sciences Acquisition And The $750 Million Equity Program
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/joby-aviation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/joby-aviation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b838c714-d7aa-4e4d-bcd7-5e4982724502
- Revision history: /companies/joby-aviation/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
Flying taxis are getting real in Dubai. Joby Aviation recently completed its first piloted test flights of electric air taxis, aiming to launch commercial rid
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Joby Aviation and L3Harris are teaming up to explore military applications for Joby’s gas turbine hybrid VTOL aircraft. The collaboration will integrate Joby'
Joby Aviation is expanding its California facility to 435,500 square feet, doubling its production capacity to 24 aircraft per year. In addition to increased
Joby Aviation, in a demonstration for the Air Force, successfully flew a Cessna 208 remotely using its Superpilot flight technology. The demonstration, part o
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Heat Index
Category contender81/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Joby Aviation draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 92nd percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +4.9, 121st widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026