why aren't all 8 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Allison: Joby aircraft allows normal conversation 300 feet away during takeoff
“Basically we could have this conversation when the aircraft is taking off and landing 300 feet away without really raising our voices. And then when it's up and flying, it's basically silent when it's overhead. So if at 1500 feet which is pretty low actually f…”
Disclosure
Allison: Joby will be the air taxi provider for Dubai upon launch
“We have been doing a bunch of work with the UAE government there, and we're actually going to be the air taxi provider for Dubai once we launch.”
Disclosure
Allison: Joby is doubling capacity at Marina, California pilot manufacturing site
“We were really excited to announce that we are expanding our California facilities and actually doubling our capacity overall at our pilot manufacturing site in Marina, California. And we're just opening a new building”
Disclosure
Allison: Joby is expanding manufacturing operations into Ohio
“We are actually also taking steps to expand into Ohio. We acquired a building. We've been refurbishing it. We now have equipment coming in. We're training employees at our California facilities to start production of parts out of that Ohio facility.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Joby required vertical integration because commercial eVTOL parts did not exist
“We figured out very early on in the process of developing this revolutionary new type of aircraft. That the components, the parts to actually make this aircraft just weren't available. You couldn't buy them from anyone. You couldn't, you had to make them essen…”
Assertion Supported
Allison: Joby is conducting FAA-witnessed testing for aircraft certification
“We are working on the certification of our aircraft with FAA and what that entails is it's a very intensive process of first working with FAA to define what it means to even be able to design this type of an aircraft. And so setting up the rules essentially, a…”
Assertion Supported
Joby is commercially partnered with Uber and Delta
“So we're partnered commercially with Uber and with Delta for example, to be able to integrate our service seamlessly into these different consumer facing Products that will allow anyone to allow anyone to get a ride basically when they want to.”
Assertion Supported
Allison: Joby tested aircraft in Dubai at up to 43°C (110°F)
“I think at the max temperature we flew in was something like 43 C. It's like a 110 degrees, something like that.”