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White House selects Joby and Wisk for DOT/FAA Advanced Air Mobility pilot programme across 26 states

The U.S. Department of Transportation and FAA, backed by the White House, selected Joby Aviation and Wisk Aero (with Texas) to lead Advanced Air Mobility pilot programmes integrating piloted eVTOLs and autonomous air taxis into the national airspace. Regulators approved trials across 26 states to advance operations and safety.

Discovered 2026-03-09T13:48:21.364703-07:00 | 2026-03-09T13:48:21.364703-07:00

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  • The White House–backed DOT/FAA selections create a federal pathway for piloted and autonomous AAM trials, moving the sector from demonstrations into regulated operational testing across 26 states and accelerating rulemaking and airspace integration (see the earlier federal air‑taxi pilot programme)(source:2fb25a89-0268-4f48-a5dc-4239e6757e77).
  • Joby’s designation dovetails with company milestones that supply operational readiness: recent FAA certification flight testing efforts, CAE simulator training for pilots, and a Dayton production site intended to scale aircraft output — all critical to converting trials into commercial service (see FAA testing)(source:3ce36196-2a1b-4797-8ef2-fb4928d913c3) (see simulator training)(source:60c5df93-0441-4b37-b501-57968296b917) (see Dayton production plans)(source:7819a944-2e49-4fd8-99f7-6c95f9156aa6).
  • Wisk’s selection (with Texas) embeds autonomous flight trials within the national strategy, concentrating regulatory focus on certifying autonomy, state-level operational concepts and safety frameworks that will determine timelines for unmanned passenger operations.

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2026-03-09T13:48:21.364703-07:00
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