Joby Aviation completed the first fully autonomous flight across the United States, traveling 3,199 miles from California to North Carolina with no control inputs from the onboard safety pilot. The milestone highlights the Santa Cruz-based company’s growing focus on autonomous aviation for commercial, emergency, and defense applications.

Santa Cruz will host an invitation-only Flight Test Summit on June 12 at Joby Aviation’s headquarters, bringing together flight test pilots, engineers, innovators, and local supporters. Interested attendees or sponsors can submit the interest form to be considered for an invitation.