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Joby Aviation (JOBY) announced that an aircraft equipped with the company's technology completed the
first fully autonomous flight across the United States
. The aviation company announced on Friday that the flight had a total range of 3,199 miles. The onboard safety pilot did not make any control input during the entire flight. The aircraft taxied, took off, cruised and landed autonomously, and the entire process was remotely supervised.
The company said that this flight confirmed its development concept: to install an autonomous flight system on an airframe that has obtained airworthiness certification to expand the business scale of autonomous aviation logistics.
Jo-Ben Bevelt, CEO of Joby, said: "This flight across the United States gives us a glimpse of a new era in the aviation industry. Autonomous technology will play an important role in the future of aviation, helping us connect remote areas, transport critical supplies, conduct disaster relief faster, support military missions, and keep pilots away from dangerous situations."
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