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Joby Completes First 3,199-Mile Autonomous US Flight
Joby's J208 flew 3,199 miles across the US with zero pilot input on September 18, 2026 — the first fully autonomous coast-to-coast…
Joby Starts First eVTOL Air Taxi Flights in Texas
Joby began piloted eVTOL flights over Dallas-Fort Worth this week, the FAA's first eIPP air taxi test in Texas, as its J208 cargo…
Drones Deliver Ford Parts in Michigan: First US Program
Blueflite and Jack Demmer now fly Ford parts 12 miles across Metro Detroit by drone, a $740,000-funded first that sidesteps the FC…
Archer's First Downtown LA Vertiport Lands at L.A. LIVE
Archer Aviation and AEG will build downtown LA's first air taxi vertiport at L.A. LIVE, ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Here's what wa…
eVTOL Air Taxis: Who's Flying and When You Can Ride (2026)
Joby and Archer are flight-testing real eVTOL air taxis in the US and UAE. See who's certified, what a ride costs, and when you ca…
Joby Buys Resonant Sciences for $500M Defense Push
Joby Aviation will acquire defense tech firm Resonant Sciences for $500 million, announced August 11, 2026, to build a dedicated m…
Archer Buys Boeing's Wisk, Insitu, SkyGrid for 20% Stake
Archer Aviation will acquire Boeing's Wisk Aero, Insitu, and SkyGrid in an all-stock deal announced August 10, 2026, giving Boeing…
Archer, BETA Launch 250-Site eVTOL Charging Network
Archer Aviation and BETA Technologies will build a 250-site eVTOL charging network by 2030, backed by Macquarie Capital and the FA…