Autonomy Technology At Core Of Boeing’s Wisk Takeover

Graham Warwick June 01, 2023

The Wisk autonomous sixth-generation eVTOL is designed to fly four passengers up to 90 mi. at 110-120 kt.

Credit: Wisk
One day after President and CEO Dave Calhoun said autonomous technologies would be a key element of Boeing’s next clean-sheet airliner, the company revealed it has taken full control of self-flying air taxi developer Wisk. The move underlines that Boeing’s 2019 decision to form the Wisk joint...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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