Joby Aviation began a month-long US tour of its autonomous J208, a converted Cessna Caravan, to demonstrate operational maturity.
Program targets near-term autonomous air logistics by integrating an autonomy stack onto a certified airframe, aimed at scaling commercial deployment.
J208 logged more than 400 flights, 800 automated flight hours across controlled, uncontrolled airspace, building evidence for national airspace integration.
Supervised autonomy model uses a ground-based remote pilot as pilot in command, handling flight plan updates, ATC via standard radios.
Technology originated at Xwing, integrated following Joby’s 2024 acquisition, supported by results from multiple US military logistics exercises.
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