Atoms and Joby Aviation have formed a strategic partnership to acquire and develop vertiport sites across the United States as Joby prepares for early electric air taxi operations. The companies will initially focus on Florida, New York and Texas, where Joby is preparing early operations under the White House-backed eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, as well as California. The planned vertiports are designed to serve as multimodal transportation hubs where electric aircraft, autonomous ground vehicles and ridesharing services can connect. The sites are also expected to include on-site power infrastructure supporting aircraft charging and other operations. Atoms and Joby said the partnership is intended to address a growing infrastructure requirement as electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft move closer to commercial deployment. Joby is developing an all-electric air taxi for passenger service and has flown its first FAA-conforming aircraft. The company has also entered the final stage of FAA type certification, while piloted flights in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City have demonstrated the aircraft’s operational capabilities. As Joby advances toward commercial service, the companies expect ground infrastructure to become increasingly important, including locations where aircraft can land, recharge and connect passengers with ground transportation. Atoms Real Estate will lead development of the vertiport infrastructure. The business develops smart city infrastructure using internal architecture, engineering, technology and construction capabilities to deliver complex, power-intensive projects. Under the partnership, Atoms plans to develop the vertiports as broader transportation hubs rather than standalone landing facilities. The hubs are expected to support passenger transfers, aircraft servicing, charging and connections with autonomous vehicles and ridesharing services. Atoms was founded by Travis Kalanick and operates across food, mining and transportation through businesses including CloudKitchens, Otter, Picnic, Lab37, ProFood and Pronto. The company describes its broader focus as building industrial AI systems and smart city