Joby Aviation software gets FAA approval
Joby Aviation has confirmed it has FAA approval to use its own suite of software tools on its air-taxi operations.
The ElevateOS operating system includes pilot…
June 28, 2024
Joby Aviation has confirmed it has FAA approval to use its own suite of software tools on its air-taxi operations.
The ElevateOS operating system includes pilot tools, operations and schedule management software, a mobile-first rider app, and an intelligent matching engine.
The matching engine is similar to those used by ride-hailing apps today and pairs passengers with available aircraft and landing infrastructure to deliver journeys that are as efficient as possible.
Joby plans to use ElevateOS to support its own air taxi operations, as well as making it available to selected partners who purchase the aircraft, as part of a wider services package.
The company is hoping to launch its commercial air taxi operations in 2025 and the ElevateOS software has been used to test core aspects of its planned operations.
Tests included offering Joby team members an on-demand passenger service, enabling them to book flights with free choice of timing, origin and destination, using the Joby rider app; matching passengers with similar routes to each other, using automation tools; taking payments from Joby team members and external customers for whole-aircraft chartered flights and integrating the use of the Joby pilot app, rider app and back-end operational software.
Joby chief product officer Eric Allison said: “The air taxi service we plan to deliver isn’t like any sort of air travel that’s existed before.
“We expect travellers to book on-demand and to be boarding an aircraft just minutes later, much like the experience of using ground-based ridesharing today.
“That required us to totally rethink the software and the operations of these aircraft.
“We’ve built ElevateOS from the ground up to enable high-tempo, on-demand flights that will deliver true time savings and seamless mobility to customers.
“ElevateOS is the result of many years of iteration and real-life experience and we’re confident it is the most sophisticated, efficient, and flexible suite of air operations tools available today.”
