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, 2026
shares
Feb. 12, 2024
installment
Feb. 27, 2023
Aug. 10, 2021
Nov. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jul. 28, 2025
goal
Feb. 04, 2025
goal
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
Options exercisable | $           $ 70,165        
Fair value | $           85,200 $ 90,900 $ 60,600    
Additional stock-based compensation | $           127,887 104,446 93,636    
Unrecognized compensation costs | $           $ 302,000        
Unrecognized compensation costs, period for recognition           2 years 6 months        
2016 Stock Option and Grant Plan                    
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
Options exercisable | $           $ 33,700 18,000 15,200    
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           99,197,579        
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 36,603,068                  
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)                    
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
RSU stock awards share conversion ratio                 2  
Restricted stock unit, conversion ratio                   1.25
Number of performance goals | goal                 6 5
Maximum earned percentage                 2 1.25
Minimum earned percentage                 0 50
Target earned percentage                 1 100
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        
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One                    
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period           3 years        
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | 2021 Equity Incentive Plan | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two                    
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]                    
Share-based compensation arrangement award vesting period           4 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 | $           $ 20,600 $ 18,100 31,300    
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           13,409,644        
Additional stock-based compensation | $           $ 6,400 $ 6,500 $ 3,700    
Issuance of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares) | shares           2,308,333        
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 4,575,383                  
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           $ 0.04 $ 0.05      
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           708,731 1,154,146      
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, noncurrent | $           $ 0 $ 100      
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           668,384 1,114,380