Abstract: A request for transport services that identifies a rider, an origin, and a destination is received from a client device. Eligibility of the request to be serviced by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is determined based on the origin and the destination. The client device is sent an itinerary for servicing the transport request including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft. Confirmation is received that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft and determination made as to whether the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders. Instruction are sent to the VTOL aircraft to take-off if one or more conditions are met.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 5, 2022
Assignee:
Joby Aero, Inc.
Inventors:
Nikhil Goel, Jon David Petersen, John Conway Badalamenti, Mark Moore