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Joby’s autonomous Cessna Caravan flies 3,199 miles across the U.S. without pilot input

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Joby Aviation says a Cessna Caravan equipped with its autonomy technology completed a 3,199-mile transcontinental flight, including takeoffs and landings, without control inputs from the onboard pilot. The demonstration advances the company’s ambitions for autonomous freight and logistics, while a safety pilot remained part of the operation.

Discovered 2026-09-18T05:06:20.965543-07:00 | 2026-09-18T05:06:20.965543-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The flight demonstrates autonomous operation across a full U.S. transcontinental route, including takeoff and landing, rather than a limited test segment.
  • The 3,199-mile mission supports Joby’s development of autonomous freight and logistics applications, extending autonomy beyond passenger eVTOL operations.
  • The aircraft still operated with a safety pilot, underscoring that the demonstration is a technology milestone—not yet evidence of fully pilotless commercial service.

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2026-09-18T05:06:20.965543-07:00
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2026-09-23T04:55:52.671281-07:00
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