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Joby Acquires Xwing Autonomy Division, Looks Ahead to Autonomous Flight

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, today announced the acquisition of the autonomy division of Xwing Inc., an industry leader in the development of autonomous technology for aviation. Founded in 2016, Xwing has been flying autonomous aircraft since 2020, using the Superpilot software it has developed in-house. Superpilot enables safe, uncrewed operations, supervised from the ground, and...

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