A cross‑country demonstration demonstrates autonomous flight for air taxi ambitions, as Joby successfully completed the first fully autonomous trip across the United States using its autonomy stack on a converted Cessna Caravan, totaling about 3,199 miles with no onboard pilot interventions.

During the journey, the aircraft autonomously taxied, took off, and landed at multiple stops from Concord, California to Dare County Regional Airport in North Carolina, including Phoenix, Fort Worth, Shaw AFB, and a final pass near the Wright Brothers memorial in Kitty Hawk.

The cross‑country flight encountered busy airspace and weather challenges, with rerouting around thunderstorms and planned stops at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth and Shaw Air Force Base as part of the route.

Post‑flight, the team staged a low‑altitude pass near Kitty Hawk’s First Flight Monument to honor the Wright brothers’ historic achievement.

The press release includes forward‑looking statements on regulatory progress, market growth, and timelines, noting risk factors disclosed in Joby’s SEC filings.

As part of the 2026 Electric Skies tour, Joby plans to return westbound with additional stopovers in Raleigh, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, and Portland.

Joby frames its mission as enabling global autonomous air taxi operations while leveraging certification‑ready airframes for autonomous freight, medical, and defense applications.

The company highlights potential benefits of flexible, lower‑cost autonomous air logistics for remote and underserved communities and notes collaborations with state initiatives such as North Carolina’s eLIFT‑NC and Utah’s uFLY coalition.

Findings from the tour are intended to advance the development of an electric VTOL air taxi, which initially will operate with a pilot on board for passenger flights.

The flight is part of a month‑long technology demonstration to evaluate autonomous flight for cargo, medical deliveries, and military support, with potential future passenger mobility applications.

Company leadership views autonomous aviation as a means to improve connectivity for remote communities, support disaster response, enable military operations, and reduce pilot risk.

Joby has pursued defense collaborations, including work with L3Harris and a shift toward defense‑oriented autonomous capability alongside civilian ambitions.