Early Days and Electric Propulsion Technology

Air Taxis by 2025!? Yep! Electric Aerial Ridesharing is just around the corner. MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Joby Aviation's Marketing, Communications & Brand Leader, Oliver Walker-Jones, about the Joby Aircraft & Electric Aerial Ridesharing service coming in 2025! 1:19 - What is an Air Taxi, or eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft)? 3:31 - How are eVTOLs different from Helicopters? 10:15 - Weight capacity - Pilot & four passengers up to 100 miles! 11:33 - Flying at up to 200 mph! 13:00 - Where will they take-off and land from? 15:46 - Electric Aerial Ridesharing services, through partnerships with Uber & Delta. 17:24 - Safety reassurances? Built-in redundancy. 21:33 - Partnered with Toyota. 26:50 - Who makes the batteries? 27:36 - About the company's founder, JoeBen Bevirt. 31:45 - Pricing? Roughly $5-7 per person, per mile. 34:47 - Time saver! Google Maps example. 39:33 - What about in-flight emergencies? 42:23 - Pilot controls - two joysticks. 44:33 - The NASA Puffin. 49:30 - Marchetti's Constant - 30-minute commute. 53:54 - Hurdles to mass adoption. 54:47 - Regulating the skies. 58:27 - 100 mile range. JFK Airport example. 01:00:10 - What about Autonomy or Remote Operation? 01:04:32 - Who are Joby's competitors? 01:09:18 - DOD application. 01:15:12 - Toyota's 100 year pursuit of electric powered flight! 01:19:27 - Announcing their arrival. 01:19:45 - Immediate road to launch. 01:22:08 - Planning to launch in 2025! 01:23:52 - Global markets. 01:25:06 - Island hopping & other use cases. 01:26:25 - Charging & charging Infrastructure. 01:29:30 - First on-board pilot flight scheduled for later this year. 01:31:16 - Is there an on-board parachute for the aircraft? 01:33:40 - Super Bowl moment? 01:36:01 - When can we get in one? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.