Joby Aviation Opens Slightly Lower After FAA Gives Nod To Air-Taxi Software
Joby Aviation Opens Slightly Lower After FAA Gives Nod To Air-Taxi Software
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) opened slightly lower on Thursday after the company announced that it has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its proprietary software suite, "ElevateOS." The software is intended to optimize air taxi operations.
周四，航空公司乔比航空公司（NYSE：JOBY）开盘稍低，因该公司宣布获得联邦航空管理局（FAA）对其专有软件套件“ElevateOS”的批准。该软件旨在优化空中出租车运营。
What Happened: At the time of writing, Joby was trading -1.42% lower at $4.929, according to Benzinga Pro.
发生了什么：截至撰写本文时，据Benzinga Pro称，Joby正以4.929美元的价格下跌1.42％交易。
As per the company's announcement on Thursday, ElevateOS encompasses pilot tools, operations and schedule management software, a mobile-first rider app, and an intelligent matching engine. This engine, similar to those employed by ride-hailing apps, connects passengers with available aircraft and landing infrastructure for seamless journeys. Joby Aviation intends to utilize ElevateOS for its air taxi operations and make it available to select partners who purchase their aircraft.
根据该公司周四的公告，ElevateOS包括飞行员工具、运营和时间表管理软件、以及智能匹配引擎。该引擎类似于打车应用程序使用的引擎，将乘客与可用的飞机和着陆基础设施连接起来，以实现无缝旅行。乔比航空公司计划利用ElevateOS进行其空中出租车运营，并将其提供给购买其飞机的选定合作伙伴。
The company is set to unveil the ElevateOS operating system during a virtual presentation later today. The event will also highlight other measures Joby is taking to facilitate the commencement of commercial air taxi operations as early as 2025. This includes pilot training and simulating its planned air taxi service using a conventional aircraft that carries the same number of passengers as Joby's aircraft.
该公司计划在今天晚些时候的虚拟演示中展示ElevateOS操作系统。该活动还将突出显示乔比正在采取的其他措施，以促进自2025年以来尽早开展商业航空出租车运营。这包括飞行员培训以及通过搭载与乔比飞机相同数量乘客的传统飞机来模拟其计划的空中出租车服务。
Joby has already tested key aspects of its planned operations using the ElevateOS software, courtesy of a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate granted by the FAA over two years ago. The tests included offering on-demand passenger service to Joby team members, matching passengers with similar routes, accepting payments for whole-aircraft chartered flights, and integrating the use of the Joby pilot app, rider app and back-end operational software.
早在两年前，FAA授予的第135部分空运承运人证书就让乔比测试了其计划操作的关键方面，其中包括向乔比团队成员提供按需客运服务，将乘客与相似路线匹配，接受整架飞机包租船的支付，并整合使用乔比的飞行员应用程序、乘客应用程序和后端运营软件。
The company has been actively developing and testing these software tools in-house since acquiring Uber Elevate, Uber's air taxi division, in 2021.
自2021年收购Uber Elevate，Uber的空中出租车部门以来，该公司一直在内部积极开发和测试这些软件工具。
Why It Matters: Joby Aviation's vision of a futuristic commute, flying from downtown Manhattan to JFK Airport in under seven minutes, is inching closer to reality. With $400 million backing from Toyota Motor Corporation and $60 million from Delta Air Lines, Inc., Joby aims to pioneer the launch of air taxis, or eVTOLs, to market. The FAA's approval of ElevateOS is a crucial step towards this goal.
为了实现每七分钟从曼哈顿中城到JFK机场的未来通勤愿景，乔比航空公司的愿景正逐渐成为现实。在得到丰田汽车公司的40亿美元和Delta Air Lines，Inc.的6000万美元支持后，乔比旨在引领空中出租车或垂直起降飞机（eVTOL）的市场推广。 FAA对ElevateOS的批准是实现这一目标的重要一步。
Despite mixed results in the fourth quarter of 2023, the company remains focused on its 2024 commercialization plans.
尽管2023年第四季度结果表现不佳，但该公司仍专注于其2024年商业化计划。
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This story was generated using Benzinga Neuro and edited by Pooja Rajkumari
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