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Our Story
Today, our team is made up of more than 500 passionate engineers, experts, and leaders, all focused on bringing our pioneering vision to life. We're developing a world-class manufacturing facility in Marina, CA and have offices and workshops in Santa Cruz, San Carlos, Washington, D.C., and Munich, Germany.
But it hasn't always been like that.
The Beginning
Day and night, a small team of seven engineers worked out of “The Barn,” our workshop in the mountains above Santa Cruz. We explored the frontiers of technologies like electric motors, flight software, and lithium-ion batteries — engineering almost every component from the ground up.
NASA Partnership
Beginning in 2012, Joby was selected to collaborate with NASA on several groundbreaking electric flight projects, including the X-57 and LEAPTech.
Subscale Prototype
Our first subscale prototype flew for the first time in 2015.
Full-Scale Prototype
Our first full-scale prototype first took to the skies in 2017.
Production Prototype
In 2019, our first production prototype began our rigorous flight testing program to support certification for commercial operations in as early as 2023.
U.S. Air Force Certification
The U.S. Air Force granted its first ever eVTOL airworthiness certification to Joby Aviation as part of its Agility Prime program.
Investors
