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Joby S4 vs Generation 6

Joby S4 (Joby Aviation) and Generation 6 (Wisk Aero) both sit in Drones & Air Mobility. Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.

AttributeJoby S4

Joby Aviation

Generation 6

Wisk Aero

SegmentDrones & Air MobilityDrones & Air Mobility
VersionS4Generation 6
Entry costCommercial air taxi service coming soon; pricing not yet disclosed.Pricing is not publicly available. Generation 6 is an autonomous air taxi under development.
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Model stackIn-house flight controlAutonomous flight stack
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OriginGlobalGlobal
Capabilities6 tilt props, 4 passengers + pilot, ~100 mile range, Dubai launch, Vertical take-off and landing, 200 mph top speed, Zero operating emissions, All-electric air taxiAutonomous with human supervision, 4 seats, Boeing-backed, Four-passenger autonomous air taxi, Oversight from human supervisors, Self-flying eVTOL aircraft, Triple-redundant systems, No single point of failure

Joby S4

Six-rotor tilt-prop eVTOL, four passengers plus pilot, ~100 mile range, flying passenger demos in Dubai ahead of FAA certification.

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Generation 6

Boeing-owned self-flying four-seat eVTOL with human supervision, targeting certification as the first autonomous passenger aircraft.

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