Air Taxis by 2025!? Yep! Electric Aerial Ridesharing is just around the corner. MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Joby Aviation's Marketing, Communications & Brand Leader, Oliver Walker-Jones, about the Joby Aircraft & Electric Aerial Ridesharing service coming in 2025!

1:19 - What is an Air Taxi, or eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft)?
3:31 - How are eVTOLs different from Helicopters?
10:15 - Weight capacity - Pilot & four passengers up to 100 miles!
11:33 - Flying at up to 200 mph!
13:00 - Where will they take-off and land from?
15:46 - Electric Aerial Ridesharing services, through partnerships with Uber & Delta.
17:24 - Safety reassurances? Built-in redundancy.
21:33 - Partnered with Toyota.
26:50 - Who makes the batteries?
27:36 - About the company's founder, JoeBen Bevirt.
31:45 - Pricing? Roughly $5-7 per person, per mile.
34:47 - Time saver! Google Maps example.
39:33 - What about in-flight emergencies?
42:23 - Pilot controls - two joysticks.
44:33 - The NASA Puffin.
49:30 - Marchetti's Constant - 30-minute commute.
53:54 - Hurdles to mass adoption.
54:47 - Regulating the skies.
58:27 - 100 mile range. JFK Airport example.
01:00:10 - What about Autonomy or Remote Operation?
01:04:32 - Who are Joby's competitors?
01:09:18 - DOD application.
01:15:12 - Toyota's 100 year pursuit of electric powered flight!
01:19:27 - Announcing their arrival.
01:19:45 - Immediate road to launch.
01:22:08 - Planning to launch in 2025!
01:23:52 - Global markets.
01:25:06 - Island hopping & other use cases.
01:26:25 - Charging & charging Infrastructure.
01:29:30 - First on-board pilot flight scheduled for later this year.
01:31:16 - Is there an on-board parachute for the aircraft?
01:33:40 - Super Bowl moment?
01:36:01 - When can we get in one?