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Joby Aviation says an aircraft equipped with its autonomy system flew 3,199 miles from California to North Carolina without control inputs from the onboard safety pilot. The demonstration advances the company’s autonomous-freight ambitions, while underscoring that current operations still rely on a safety pilot aboard the aircraft.
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Joby Aviation says an aircraft equipped with its autonomy system flew 3,199 miles from California to North Carolina without control inputs from the onboard safety pilot. The demonstration advances the company’s autonomous-freight ambitions, while underscoring that current operations still rely on a safety pilot aboard the aircraft.
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