Wisk Aero

The company develops self-flying electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft designed to be operated as air taxis.

[2] In February, Wisk became the first partner of the New Zealand Government's Airspace Integration Trials programme, designed to facilitate the safe testing, development and market validation of advanced unmanned aircraft.

[8] On April 6, 2021, Wisk Aero filed a lawsuit against rival air taxi startup Archer Aviation, alleging theft of trade secrets.

[11] In July, Wisk Aero was one of several vendors named to participate in NASA's National Campaign (NC-1) to conduct operational flight demonstrations in urban environments.

[3] Wisk performed a public autonomous flight demonstration for the first time on July 25, 2023, with its fifth-generation Cora at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.

Early version of Wisk Cora flying in New Zealand
Early prototype of Wisk Cora flying in New Zealand