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Re:Joby Kicks Off NYC Electric Air Taxi Demos with Historic ... by nradov on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:43AM (#47963333)
Right, so when you factor in the legally required reserve flight time the battery powered Joby is only capable of very short hops. And that's fine, it's still potentially useful on a few routes and newer models will improve over time.
Re:Joby Kicks Off NYC Electric Air Taxi Demos with Historic ... by ericd on Thursday April 30, 2026 @11:58AM (#47964437)
This isn’t meant to slot into the role of other planes, though, it’s meant for rideshare. It can take off and land on my suburban lawn. There’s a lot to figure out before we can get to that point, so they’re just displace helicopters for the moment, but it can be a lot more. It’s basically the long awaited flying car, in nascent form.