Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) is collaborating with NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) to advance the development of Joby’s autonomous flight technology “Superpilot” with the integration of NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) IGX Thor compute platform.
Powered by NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture, IGX Thor is designed to power the next generation of physical AI applications.
“The autonomous systems under development at Joby are poised to complement human intelligence by providing speed, precision, and stamina beyond what a person alone is capable of,” said Gregor Veble Mikić, Flight Research Lead at Joby.
“To achieve this, an aircraft needs a powerful onboard computer that can interpret extraordinary amounts of information to make decisions in real-time,” he added.
Combining IGX Thor with Joby’s (NYSE:JOBY) aircraft design and flight-testing capabilities, NVIDIA (NVDA) and Joby Aviation (NYSE:JOBY) can accelerate the advancement of autonomous aviation.
By integrating an advanced level of computing power, the aircraft will be able to determine, request, and follow optimal flight paths, adapt to weather conditions and air traffic control instructions, or unexpected events with human-like intuition.
In addition, the platform will enable the aircraft to predict when system components need attention and alert crew members before there’s a problem with a component.
The announcement launched Joby Aviation (JOBY) shares more than 10% higher in after hours trading.