Graham Warwick
November 11, 2026

Joby S4

Joby was the only Western eVTOL manufacturer to fly in South Korea under the K-UAM Grand Challenge.

Credit: Joby Aviation

When it launched the Korean Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge (GC) in 2022, an enthusiastic South Korean government targeted 2025 for the commercialization of electric air taxis. But when the final urban test phase of the GC began in Seoul in October 2025, helicopters had to be used as surrogates…

Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week’s coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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