Bevirt: Joby targets launch pricing comparable to an Uber Black ride
JoeBen Bevirt · How 200MPH Flying Cars are about to Change the World · Joe Lonsdale · Jun 4, 2025 · at 9:22
JoeBen Bevirt is the founder and CEO of Joby Aviation. He discusses Joby's pricing roadmap and long-term manufacturing targets with host Joe Lonsdale.
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“So as we launched the service, we want this to be comparable in place to taking an Uber black. And then as we drive that manufacturing scale and get to Hundreds and then thousands and then tens of thousands of aircraft per year and really, you know, leveraging the manufacturing muscle then we want this to be, become as affordable as driving.”
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