Joby Aviation Inc. startup will soon launch its world’s first flying taxi service in Dubai.

The startup had announced its partnership with the Gulf Emirates earlier this year.

Regarding the launch of the flying taxi, the President of Joby has said that this service will be started in Dubai soon.

Joby’s air taxis look like futuristic helicopters and operate in much the same way. The vehicle takes off and lands vertically within the scope of existing helipads.

However, unlike a helicopter, it has much shorter wings with multiple small rotors. These are powered by quieter electric engines and create less vibration than current rotary aircraft.

With a top speed of 200 miles per hour and a maximum range of 150 miles, Joby’s high-tech vehicle can carry up to four passengers as well as a pilot.

Work on a partnership with the Gulf emirate announced earlier this year is “a bit more advanced in the approach that they’re taking” than in other jurisdictions, Joby’s president of operations, Bonny Simi, said in an interview.

Joby said in February that it was targeting initial operations by 2025 in Dubai, where it won a six-year exclusive agreement to operate its electric air-taxi services, and commercial services by early 2026.