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Breaking new ground: The challenge of certifying autonomous aircraft
Wisk Aero believes its self-flying Generation-6 air taxi could be safer than piloted flight.
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft has completed its historic maiden flight. On December 16, 2025 at 12:26 pm PST, the autonomous passenger carrier lifted off from the Wisk ...
Certification and regulatory hurdles may delay Wisk's commercial launch until at least 2030. Boeing's financial health and capital allocation decisions could impact Wisk's future. Not all eVTOL ...
The eVTOL sector is expected to create a lot of buzz in 2026, with several companies targeting commercial services. One of the under-the-radar eVTOL players is Wisk Aero, which designs all-electric, ...
The milestone was achieved on Dec.16 at Wisk’s test facility in Hollister, Calif. During the flight, which was captured on video and lasted about one minute, the yellow eVTOL took off, hovered, and ...
Wisk plans to certify its autonomous air taxi before the end of this decade. Credit: Wisk Aero Wisk Aero has completed the first flight of its full-scale Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi, marking a ...
Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of Boeing, has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company that’s been serving the aerospace industry for 25 years. Wisk has an autonomous-first approach ...
Wisk is developing its Generation 6 eVTOL four-passenger air taxi to be autonomous from the outset. Credit: Wisk Aero Wisk Aero has acquired software certification specialist Verocel to support ...
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Not all eVTOL companies have the same business models, and differences in these models are directly affecting their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification process, capital requirements, ...
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