Flying taxis are coming -- and Joby Aviation could be the stock that takes off first. Here's why it might be the smartest speculative bet of the decade.

Shares of Joby Aviation (JOBY) gained altitude yesterday, climbing 12% higher after announcing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft leader successfully completed piloted test flights in Dubai. It marks a historic step toward commercial air taxi services.

By AbdelHadi Ramahi, Amr Alfiky and Luke Tyson DUBAI (Reuters) -Dubai commuters may soon have a new way to skip traffic: air taxis. Joby Aviation conducted the first test flight of its fully-electric air taxi in the emirate this week,