Overview
- Uber and Joby said riders in Dubai will be able to book air-taxi trips in the app before the end of 2026.
- Joby plans four vertiports linking Dubai International Airport to a mall, a Palm Jumeirah hotel, and the American University of Dubai.
- Each trip will pair the flight with Uber Black pickups and drop-offs to connect passengers to and from vertiports.
- The electric aircraft seat up to four passengers, are flown by commercial pilots, can reach about 200 mph with up to a 100-mile range, and include multiple safety redundancies.
- Joby says it is in the final stage of FAA type certification and is eyeing launches in New York, Los Angeles, the UK, and Japan after a 2020 deal in which it acquired Uber Elevate and received a $75 million Uber investment.