• 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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