October 2 tech meetup: Drako, Modarri, Marc Randolph, Joby, Onewheel, Mayor Martine Watkins
(Contributed) September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA The Impossible…Possible: Drako, Modarri, Marc Randolph, Joby, Onewheel, Mayor Martine Watkins See..
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Watch: Joby Aviation – Inventing the Future of Air Taxis
(Source: YouTube) February 12, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA JoeBen Bevirt, founder and CEO of Joby Aviation, has an audacious dream to change commuting forever...
SCTB Highlights of 2018
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Here’s our annual look back at news of the..
An ambitious flying taxi startup is setting up shop at the Marina Municipal Airport
By David Schmalz Monterey County Weekly September 11, 2018 — Marina, CA (Photo above: NASA has contracted Joby to build electric cruise motors, like this..
Joby Aviation backs out of Davenport Cemex plant plans in favor of Marina airport
By Nocholas Ibarra Santa Cruz Sentinel August 15, 2018 — Davenport, CA (Photo above: Joby Aviation of Bonny Doon has backed out of plans to move their..
Last-mile transport under construction at the end of Route 17
By David Apgar Founder, GoalScreen Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 13, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Contributed by author, from July 2015..
Bloomberg: Air-Taxi Startup Has a Working Prototype and a Fresh $100M
By Ashlee Vance and Brad Stone Bloomberg Businessweek February 1, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: by Inkee Wang for Bloomberg Businessweek) “This..
Joby Aviation Secures $100M in Series B Funding
(Contributed) February 1, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Joby Aviation team. Source: Joby Aviation website) $100M in Series B Funding to Make..
NASA begins testing on Joby Aviation-designed cruise motors for all-electric x-plane
(Source: Nasa.com) January 30, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A JM-X57 cruise motor undergoes testing on the Airvolt stand at NASA’s Armstrong..
Santa Cruz Owns Its Brand at Titans of Tech
By Tatum Whitehead Student, Pacific Collegiate School Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 29, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Speakers at Titans of..