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Joby completes 3,100-mile autonomous cross-country flight expanding beyond air taxi focus
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Joby executed a fully autonomous 3,100-mile cross-country flight, proving its autonomy stack can operate over long distances.
The achievement shows that Joby’s autonomy technology can manage long-range, unmanned missions, opening possibilities for rapid cargo, medical, or defense transport. It also validates integration of the stack with existing aircraft types for future commercial and military use.
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Joby’s autonomy stack completed a 3,100-mile unmanned flight across the United States.
The aircraft performed all phases, taxiing, takeoff, navigation, and landing, without pilot control.
The effort supports Joby’s defense-focused business and retrofitting of conventional airframes for new missions.
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