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Wisk Expands AAM Leadership in Los Angeles County
Wisk becomes first eVTOL air taxi company to conduct public flights in Los Angeles County, at Long Beach Airport, demonstrating the safety and reality of autonomous passenger flight Wisk, Mayor of Long Beach, Boeing leadership, and other local officials from the...
Wisk Brings Autonomous Air Taxi to Heart of Washington DC
Wisk Aero to display one of its Generation 6 Self-Flying eVTOL Air Taxis during the US Chamber of Commerce Global Aerospace Summit Wisk CEO, Brian Yutko, to join industry leaders in discussing the future of air mobility MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - - Wisk Aero, a leading...
Wisk Aero, Archer, and Boeing Reach Agreement To Settle Litigation and Enter into Autonomous Flight Collaboration; Boeing Invests in Archer’s Latest Funding Round
AUGUST 10, 2023 — MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA & SANTA CLARA, CA. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Wisk Aero (“Wisk”) and Archer Aviation (“Archer”) (NYSE: ACHR), leaders in the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market, along with The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) (NYSE: BA), today announced that...
Wisk Aero Completes First-Ever Public Demonstration Flight at EAA AirVenture
Wisk has successfully completed the world’s first public demonstration flight of a fully autonomous, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), fixed-wing air taxi. The milestone flight took place at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Latest Blog Posts
Creating a New Role in Aviation: The Multi-Vehicle Supervisor
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 Introduces Greater Los Angeles to Autonomous, eVTOL Air Taxis
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.
The Positive Economic Impact of a New Industry: A Long Beach Case Study
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.
Developing Certifiable, Autonomous, Passenger Flight
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,...