Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)

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Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2025
shares
Feb. 12, 2024
installment
Feb. 27, 2023
Aug. 10, 2021
shares
Nov. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Options exercisable | $           $ 54,431    
Fair value | $           90,900 $ 60,600 $ 36,000
Additional stock-based compensation | $           $ 104,446 93,636 69,070
Issuance of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares) | shares           2,600,522    
Unrecognized compensation costs | $           $ 209,000    
Unrecognized compensation costs, period for recognition           2 years 8 months 12 days    
2016 Stock Option and Grant Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Options exercisable | $           $ 18,000 15,200 12,000
2021 Equity Incentive Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Percentage of share outstanding       4.00%        
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares           85,140,199    
2021 Equity Incentive Plan | Subsequent Event                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Increase in number of shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares 31,367,055              
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Percentage of share outstanding       0.50%        
Incentive Stock Options | 2016 Stock Option and Grant Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Contractual term of options         10 years      
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period           6 years    
Award cliff off period         1 year      
Incentive Stock Options | 2016 Stock Option and Grant Plan | Grantee Owns Ten Percent of Voting Rights                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Contractual term of options           5 years    
Percentage of shareholding by grantee           10.00%    
Percentage of stockholders to exercise price of option granted           10.00%    
Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value           110.00%    
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2016 Stock Option and Grant Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period           6 years    
Performance Shares (PSUs)                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Target bonus threshold     30.00%          
Increase in target amounts     0.3333          
RSU stock awards share conversion ratio   1.25            
Earnout shares vesting percentage   100.00%            
Number of award installments | installment   3            
Additional stock-based compensation | $           $ 18,100 $ 31,300 18,000
Performance Shares (PSUs) | Maximum                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Earnout shares vesting percentage   125.00%            
Performance Shares (PSUs) | Minimum                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Earnout shares vesting percentage   45.00%            
Employee Stock                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Dividend rate           0.00% 0.00%  
Employee Stock | 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value       85.00%        
Number of shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares           11,797,095    
Additional stock-based compensation | $           $ 6,500 $ 3,700 $ 400
Employee Stock | 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Subsequent Event                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Increase in number of shares available for issuance (in shares) | shares 3,920,882              
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Restricted stock shares weighted average repurchase price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 0.05 $ 0.09  
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option | Maximum                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Number of shares to be repurchased (in shares) | shares           1,154,146 1,988,511  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, noncurrent | $           $ 100 $ 200  
Other Stock Based Awards | Legacy Joby Preferred Stock                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Shares subject to time-based vesting conditions converted to restricted common shares (in shares) | shares       2,677,200        
Other Stock Based Awards | Maximum                
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                
Shares repurchased (in shares) | shares           1,114,380 1,561,599