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Urban Mobility News 13 July 2025 - 8 October 2025

Joby Aviation’s $500 Million Stock Gamble Triggers Selloff – Can the Air Taxi Dream Still Soar?

Joby Aviation’s $500 Million Stock Gamble Triggers Selloff – Can the Air Taxi Dream Still Soar?

Joby’s $500M Stock Offering and Selloff Joby Aviation – a California-based developer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis – shocked investors on Oct. 7, 2025 by announcing a major stock sale after a year of surging share prices. The company launched a $500 million underwritten public offering of common stock, selling 30.5 million shares at $16.85 each (with an option for underwriters to buy 4.575 million more) ir.jobyaviation.com. Morgan Stanley is the sole book-runner on the deal ir.jobyaviation.com. The offering will gross approximately $513.9 million (or up to ~$589M if the extra shares are sold) ir.jobyaviation.com, bolstering Joby’s balance sheet for the
8 October 2025
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Flying Taxi Showdown: Joby S4 vs Archer Midnight vs Volocopter VoloCity – Who Will Rule the Skies?

Flying Taxi Showdown: Joby S4 vs Archer Midnight vs Volocopter VoloCity – Who Will Rule the Skies?

Joby S4 is a five-seat eVTOL with a fixed wing and six tilting propellers (four on the wing and two on a V-shaped tail), about 21 ft long with a 39 ft wingspan, capable of cruising up to 200 mph and achieving a usable range of roughly 100 miles. The S4 uses six independent motors fed by lithium-ion packs totaling over 200 kWh usable energy (cell energy density around 288 Wh/kg) and can deliver about 236 kW peak power. The S4 is designed for low noise, measured at about 45 dBA during cruise at 500 meters, and its battery is
14 August 2025
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Urban Air Mobility 2025: Air-Taxi Pilot Programs, Launch Cities, and Regulatory Hurdles

Urban Air Mobility 2025: Air-Taxi Pilot Programs, Launch Cities, and Regulatory Hurdles

In April 2025 New York City’s Economic Development Corporation unveiled the Downtown Skyport at the Manhattan heliport, the city’s first eVTOL hub. As of mid-2025, 92 U.S. cities and airports have active plans for eVTOL operations. Abu Dhabi plans to become the world’s first city with a commercial eVTOL service in 2025, with Archer Aviation securing agreements with Abu Dhabi’s government, Etihad Airways, and the UAE’s GCAA to deploy initial city-center to airport routes. Joby Aviation’s S4 is a five-seat piloted eVTOL with six tilt-rotor props, designed for speeds up to 200 mph and a roughly 150-mile range, with prototypes
13 July 2025
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