SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Joby Aviation said Friday it completed a 3,199-mile autonomous flight across the United States using a modified Cessna Caravan, demonstrating autonomous technology the company is developing alongside its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft program.

The aircraft flew from California to North Carolina with no control inputs from its onboard safety pilot, including during taxiing, takeoff, cruise and landing, Joby said.

The flight was remotely supervised from California and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, at distances of up to 2,323 miles.

The eastbound journey included stops in Arizona, Texas and South Carolina. The aircraft also flew over Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, near the site of the Wright brothers’ first powered flight in 1903.

Joby said the autonomous technology demonstrated in the Cessna could support applications including commercial freight, medical transport, disaster response and defense logistics.