Joby completes 3,199-mile autonomous U.S. flight with converted Cessna Caravan

Joby Aviation said an aircraft equipped with its autonomy technology completed a 3,199-mile autonomous flight across the United States, with no control inputs from the onboard safety pilot. The eastbound journey ran from Concord, California, to North Carolina's Outer Banks using a converted Cessna Caravan, and included autonomous taxi, takeoff, cruise, route navigation and landing under remote supervision from as far as 2,323 miles away, according to Joby Aviation.