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Uber to launch in-app booking for Joby air taxis in Dubai
Joby expects to carry its first passengers later this year, marking a milestone in the Joby-Uber partnership to bring multimodal transportation to global cities.
At a glance
Who: Joby Aviation; Uber.
What: Joby and Uber are to launch Uber Air powered by Joby in Dubai, which will allow riders to book a Joby Aviation all-electric air taxi directly in the Uber app.
Why: The partnership aims to bring multimodal transportation to cities around the world.
When: Joby expects to carry its first passengers later this year in Dubai.
Joby and Uber are to launch Uber Air powered by Joby in Dubai, which will allow riders to book a Joby Aviation all-electric air taxi directly in the Uber app.
Joby expects to carry its first passengers later this year in Dubai, marking a major milestone in the Joby-Uber partnership to bring multimodal transportation to cities around the world.
Future of urban air mobility
Joby and Uber have been working together to deliver the future of urban air mobility since 2019. In 2021, Joby acquired Uber’s Elevate division which played a key role in establishing the urban air mobility sector and developing the tools required for market selection, demand simulation and multimodal operations.
Last year, Uber and Joby announced plans to bring Blade’s commercial helicopter service to the Uber app in 2026, following Joby’s acquisition of Blade’s passenger business. The partnership will help pave the way for Joby’s electric air taxi service, once approved, to expand to markets around the world, including Dubai, New York, Los Angeles, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
“Our focus has always been on creating a flight experience that operates quietly and integrates naturally into the rhythm of city life”
“We’ve long believed in the power of advanced air mobility to transform how people move through cities,” said Sachin Kansal, chief product officer, Uber. “With Uber Air, riders will be able to book Joby’s electric air taxi through a simple and familiar, one-tap experience on Uber, seamlessly connecting every leg of their journey – making ground-to-sky travel even more effortless.”
When launched, Uber Air powered by Joby will offer one-tap booking: riders can open the Uber app and enter their destination in the “Where to?” bar. If their trip qualifies, Uber Air powered by Joby will appear as an option. With a single tap, the app seamlessly connects and books every leg of the journey, including Uber Black pickup and drop-off.
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“We set out to build a new layer of urban transportation,” said Eric Allison, chief product officer at Joby. “Our focus has always been on creating a flight experience that operates quietly and integrates naturally into the rhythm of city life.
“By partnering with Uber, we’re making this new mode of transportation familiar and accessible, connecting the ground and the sky through a system designed to save people time and fit seamlessly into how they already move.”
“We’ve long believed in the power of advanced air mobility to transform how people move through cities”
Joby said its all-electric aircraft is engineered with multiple levels of redundancies to enhance safety and is designed for urban integration, featuring an acoustic profile that is quiet enough to blend into the ambient sounds of a city’s streets.
Before launching commercial operations in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), requires extensive testing and certification. Joby has already completed more than 50,000 miles of flight tests across its fleet and has begun the final stage of this certification process, reflecting its safety-focused approach and steady progress toward carrying passengers.
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