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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819848-23-000383"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOBY"
cik: "0001819848"
company_name: "Joby Aviation, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T04:56:20.998150+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Joby Aviation begins pilot-on-board flight testing of eVTOL aircraft

## Summary
- Four Joby test pilots completed initial flights including hover and forward transitions.
- Testing took place at pilot production facility in Marina, CA; complements Edwards AFB work.
- Campaign led by Chief Test Pilot James 'Buddy' Denham, gathering data for FAA certification.
- Pilots assessed mission task elements like vertical takeoff, transition, and landing.
- Company recently selected Dayton, Ohio for scaled manufacturing facility producing up to 500 aircraft/year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819848-23-000383
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOBY
- cik: 0001819848
- company_name: Joby Aviation, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819848/000181984823000383/0001819848-23-000383-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819848/000181984823000383/joby-20231004.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819848-23-000383.txt

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