Joby Completes Piloted Electric Air Taxi Flight Across San Francisco Bay and Around the Golden Gate

Joby Completes Piloted Electric Air Taxi Flight Across San Francisco Bay and Around the Golden Gate

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 13, 2026-

Ready for take-off: experimental air-taxi spotted in skies over Oakland

The small electric aircraft from Joby Aviation flew across San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate Bridge during a demonstration flight that drew reporters and industry guests to the St. Francis Yacht Club.

Joby air taxi makes Bay Area flight in FAA commercial approval push

Air taxis are set to start operating in multiple states this year as part of a push by the White House to get aircraft like Joby's electric air taxi approved by the FAA for commercial service.

Joby Kicks Off Nationwide Air Taxi Tour With Bay Area Flight

It wasn’t a bird. It wasn’t a plane—at least not in the traditional sense. San Francisco Bay Area residents could be forgiven for any momentary confusion Thursday as they watched—many for the first time—an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi soar over the bay and around the Golden Gate Bridge. The series of flights were the first in what Joby Aviation, the aircraft’s manufacturer, dubbed its “Electric Skies Tour.” The tour, wh…

Joby Aviation Completes Piloted Electric Air Taxi Flight Across San Francisco Bay and Around the Golden Gate

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