Joby Aviation has doubled the dimensions and manufacturing capability of its pilot manufacturing facility in Marina, California, because it races to commercialize eVTOLs (electrical vertical takeoff and touchdown automobiles) by early subsequent 12 months.
The now-435,500-square-foot facility will be capable of produce 24 plane per 12 months, and “almost one” each different week as soon as absolutely operational, in keeping with Joby. The power may also assist federal certification, floor and flight testing, pilot coaching, and plane upkeep.
TechCrunch has requested when Joby expects to supply automobiles at full capability, in addition to for updates on Joby’s first scaled facility in Dayton, Ohio, which might construct as much as 500 plane per 12 months as soon as it’s constructed
Joby has enlisted engineers from its investor Toyota to assist construct each websites. Toyota in Might closed the primary, $250 million tranche of a beforehand introduced $500 million funding into Joby.
The information of Joby’s expanded pilot facility comes because the eVTOL firm provides a sixth plane to its fleet. Joby says the plane earned its airworthiness certification inside every week of completion.
Joby went public by means of a SPAC merger in 2021. The corporate plans to launch industrial operations first in Dubai in early 2026, and in a U.S. metropolis afterwards.