08:11 AM EDT, 06/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Joby Aviation ( JOBY ) said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized the use of a suite of in-house software tools called ElevateOS that are designed to enable air taxi operations.

The approval comes as Joby plans to launch commercial air taxi operations as early as next year.

The ElevateOS operating system includes pilot tools, operations and schedule management software, a mobile-first rider app and an intelligent matching engine, the company said.

Joby has already been able to use ElevateOS to test core aspects of its planned operations through a Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate granted by the US aviation regulator over two years ago.

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