Joby Aviation and Atoms have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop U.S. vertiport sites for electric air taxi operations. The work will begin in Florida, New York, Texas and California, the markets where Joby is preparing early service under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
The partners will build next-generation transport hubs designed to bring together electric aircraft, autonomous ground vehicles, ridesharing and charging infrastructure. Atoms will lead site acquisition and development, while Joby secures the ground infrastructure needed for future commercial passenger service.
Vertiports remain one of the key bottlenecks for electric vertical take-off and landing deployment, with operators needing dedicated take-off, landing and passenger-handling facilities before large-scale launch. The companies did not disclose how many sites are in scope, nor did they give financial terms or opening dates for individual locations. Joby has been moving beyond aircraft development into the infrastructure phase required to support its planned rollout.