At Wisk, every team plays a crucial role in bringing our autonomous air taxi to life. But few are as central to the process as the team that runs our "Iron Bird" rig in Fremont, CA. The Iron Bird is a modern integration rig based on hardware-in-the-loop...
Every summer, we welcome dozens of interns to the Wisk team. They work on projects that directly impact our mission to deliver safe, everyday flight for everyone. This summer, our interns contributed to key areas like Conflict Detection and Resolution (CD&R),...
At Wisk, our vision has been clear from the start: to create a future for air travel that elevates people, communities, and aviation. Since 2010, we’ve designed and built six generations of aircraft, all of which we are incredibly proud of. While we focus efforts on...
At Wisk, we're not just building the first passenger-carrying, autonomous, electric aircraft; we're developing the broader ecosystem needed for it to operate. Leading this effort is Sonal Baid, Wisk's Comms and Data Services Management Lead. Sonal and her team are...
At Wisk, we're pioneering the future of air travel with our autonomous Gen 6 aircraft, overseen by human Multi-Vehicle Supervisors (MVSors) from a ground-based operations center. This revolutionary "one-to-many" flight supervision concept presents unique challenges,...
Simulation plays a critical role in validating the safety and reliability of autonomous flight. Shilpa Jha leads the team behind this work as Wisk’s Autonomy Simulation Manager. Shilpa and her team are responsible for validating Wisk’s onboard autonomy using advanced...
At Wisk, our mission is to build, certify, and fly the first electric, autonomous eVTOL. But before our full-scale Generation 6 aircraft takes to the skies, critical testing is done on our subscale aircrafts, which Simon Ang Li, Senior Controls Engineer at Wisk refers...
At Wisk, simulation plays a critical role in the development of safe, secure, and dependable autonomous flight. It is a crucial step in facilitating the extensive testing necessary for our autonomous systems to function safely in a dynamic and intricate environment....
At Wisk, we're not just building aircraft, we’re developing an entirely new method of travel within the existing airspace. As Wisk’s Airspace Integration Senior Manager, Cash Castillo, says, "We're building highways in the sky for an aircraft that's never been built...
At Wisk, our electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis fly themselves. Even though there's no pilot on board, we must still avoid other aircraft and adhere to separation requirements. This includes maintaining a safe distance between the aircraft and...
The development of Wisk’s Generation 6 aircraft propulsion systems requires rigorous testing to ensure reliability and performance in real-world conditions. One of the critical stages in this process is the Integrated Boom Cross Flow Test.
This summer, our internship program was broader and more robust than ever before. Wisk welcomed 47 interns across a variety of different areas, from software engineering to global partnerships to rotor design. Our interns spent 10-12 weeks learning about the rapidly...
In the rapidly evolving world of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, every detail counts. From motor efficiency to propeller performance, optimizing these elements is crucial for creating a safe, efficient, and high-performing aircraft. One of...
In the dynamic world of aviation, where every component must work flawlessly together, there's a silent grounded hero known as the Iron Bird. What is an Iron Bird? It’s the pinnacle of system integration test rigs. Unlike other testing equipment, the Iron Bird isn't...
2023 was a momentous year for Wisk. We pushed forward in our mission to make everyday flight a reality for everyone and we did so through collaboration. Collaboration between employees, Boeing, partners, industry stakeholders, municipalities, and many more. Here’s a...
In the rapidly developing Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sector, Wisk believes that success encompasses more than just sophisticated hardware and software — it’s deeply rooted in the passenger experience. Saurabh Nimsarkar, Staff UI/UX Designer at Wisk, notes, ‘Wisk isn’t merely staying ahead of the curve; we are actively shaping it. By employing design-centric methodologies like storyboarding, we anticipate and effectively address potential challenges.’
At Wisk, we are focused on certifying the first four-passenger, autonomous, electric air taxi for commercial operations in the U.S. We believe that only through autonomy can the Advanced Air Mobility industry achieve the increased levels of safety, scalability, and...
Wisk’s history of flight spans over a decade, with flights on two continents. Over the past two years, we’ve expanded our flight program beyond our home base in Hollister, CA. These flights have included an away flight at San Luis Obispo, our record-setting flight at Oshkosh, and our most recent public demonstration at Long Beach, making us the first eVTOL air taxi company to fly in the Los Angeles area.
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) will do more than provide a new form of mobility. Communities hosting vertiports will benefit directly from the creation of thousands of high-paying and skilled jobs, as well as jobs created by the induced economic growth (e.g., new commerce around vertiports). A recently released report by the California State University, Long Beach, stated that Urban Air Mobility (UAM) “can increase urban transportation choices while contributing to sustainability and economic development.“ Both users and non-users would enjoy these economic benefits. The report looked at the economic impact of an Urban Air Mobility network covering the city of Long Beach, California, and the greater Los Angeles-Orange County region.
At Wisk, we are making everyday flight a reality for everyone with our self-flying air taxi and ground system. This means that our aircraft flies itself by leveraging a technology suite that allows it to make reliable, deterministic responses to high-frequency,...