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aircraft will be deployed by Joby, as part of an
on-demand, aerial ridesharing service for dis-
tances between 5 to 150 miles and will not be
available for sale to individual customers. The
eVTOLs will carry four passengers and have
a range of at least 150 mph on a single charge
and be able to achieve a claimed cruise of 200
mph. The company plans to complete certifi-
cation related activities by 2023 and launch
passenger service in the USA in 2024.

Joby became the first eVTOL manufacturer in
2020, to agree with the Federal Aviation Joby
became the first and only eVTOL company to
sign a G-1 (stage 4) certification basis with the
FAA in 2020, having received an initial (stage 2)
fleets of AAM eVTOL aircraft in the USA and Wisk anticipates signed G-1 from the FAA in 2019. To meet FAA
close to 14 million annual flights bringing time savings to over 40 requirements Joby’s eVTOL will be flown by a
million people across 20 cities – all with zero emissions. All this is trained and certified pilot. Joby also received
to take place withing five years following the certification of its 6th the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever airworthiness
generation aircraft, approval for an eVTOL aircraft in 2020. Joby
announced the selection of Garmin’s state-of-
Charging Ahead the-art modular G3000 integrated flight deck
California based electric Vertical Take-Off And Landing (eVTOL) in February 2021. Garmin’s integrated flight
pioneer Joby Aviation (Joby) is another firm that is looking to leave deck will be specifically tailored to support
its imprint on the nascent industry. Joby hopes to reduce urban the eVTOL aircraft’s navigation, communication
congestion and accelerate the shift towards clean, quiet, modern, and flight sensors providing tight integration
transportation systems; a requirement that is gaining traction in the with the vehicle mission computer and tailoring
USA as customers seek more sustainable transportation alterna- of flight guidance display indications.
tives. Joby has spent a decade developing a piloted eVTOL aircraft
and has performed over 1,000 test flights, since it began flying
full-scale prototypes in 2017. Joby will accelerate flight testing Still in Motion
this year with the addition of a second pre-production prototype Palo Alto, California based Archer Aviation
aircraft to accelerate flight testing. completed the first hover of its Maker eVTOL
demonstrator aircraft in December, last year.
Joby which has the formidable backing of Toyota Motor Corporation The hover flight took place, six months after
and also acquired Uber Elevate is developing a piloted eVTOL air- the Maker aircraft was first demonstrated to
craft powered by six tiltable dual-redundant electric motors. This the public. The demonstrator aircraft will be

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