Company
Wisk Aero
Wisk Aero is a Mountain View, California-based aerospace company developing self-flying, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
- Founded
- 2019
- HQ
- Mountain View, California, USA
Appears ineVTOL & passenger air mobility
Models
1
Deployments
1
Overview
Wisk Aero is a Mountain View, California-based aerospace company developing self-flying, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis. A joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation formed in 2019, Wisk has completed 1,750+ test flights and received $450M in funding from Boeing. The company is developing its sixth-generation autonomous eVTOL aircraft, with CEO Sebastien Vigneron leading certification efforts. Former CEO Brian Yutko transitioned to VP of Product Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Backers
Wholly owned by Boeing since 2022; originally a joint venture with Kitty Hawk Corporation.
Robot
Cora autonomous eVTOL developed by Kitty Hawk.
Focus
Fully autonomous (pilotless) passenger air taxis.
Scale
Accumulated thousands of test flights in New Zealand under CAA NZ approval.
Stage
Next-generation Generation 6 aircraft targets commercial service in New Zealand and the United States.
CEO
Sebastien Vigneron
Parent
Boeing (joint venture with Kitty Hawk)
Boeing funding
$450M
Test flights
1,750+
Aircraft
Sixth-generation autonomous all-electric eVTOL
Data & sources
Press releases
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Wisk Aero on the deployment map
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Relationships
Safety record
No incidents on record for Wisk Aero.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operated deployments (1)
- Wisk CoraMasterton
Operator customers (1)
- Wisk Aero1 deployment
Recent coverage
Wisk Aero in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (1)
- https://wisk.aero/about/ · 2024-01-01
Common questions
- What is Wisk Aero?
- Wisk Aero is a Mountain View, California-based aerospace company developing self-flying, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxis. A joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk Corporation formed in 2019, Wisk has completed 1,750+ test flights and received $450M in funding from Boeing. The company is developing its sixth-generation autonomous eVTOL aircraft, with CEO Sebastien Vigneron leading certification efforts. Former CEO Brian Yutko transitioned to VP of Product Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
- What does Wisk Aero make?
- Wisk Aero has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Wisk Cora (Wisk Aero builds physical robots).
- Is Wisk Aero publicly traded?
- Wisk Aero is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Boeing since 2022 on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Wisk Aero?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Wisk Aero building in the same form factors include Anduril Industries, DJI, Amazon, Autel Robotics.
- Where is Wisk Aero headquartered?
- Wisk Aero is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA.
- Where does Wisk Aero operate robots?
- Wisk Aero operates 1 verified deployment, including at Masterton.
- Is Wisk Aero a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Wisk Aero ranks in roughly the top 48% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Wisk Aero founded?
- Wisk Aero was founded in 2019.
- Is Wisk Aero safe?
- Wisk Aero has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Wisk Aero.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Wisk Aero from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tesla in-cabin camera fails to prevent 60 mph naps as Wisk Aero faces lawsuit
On today’s surveillance-heavy episode of Quick Charge , it sure looks like Tesla’s in-cabin driver cam failed to stop one woman from falling asleep at the wheel, but safety and…
Lawsuit claims Boeing-backed Wisk rushed eVTOL software testing
Boeing-backed eVTOL startup Wisk Aero is being sued by a former employee who claims they were fired for reporting that the software behind the autonomous air taxi service had…
Boeing-owned Wisk Aero accused of firing manager who raised safety concerns
A former software manager claims Wisk rushed software testing ahead of a crucial 2025 flight test.
Flying buses, new flight rules and more are coming to Texas soon - Houston Chronicle
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Boeing’s Wisk Aero Doubles Autonomous Air Taxi Test Fleet - FLYING Magazine
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Wisk Makes First Flight With Second Gen 6 eVTOL Prototype - Aviation International News
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Second Gen 6 Aircraft Accelerates Wisk’s Flight Test Program - Business Wire
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Wisk Aero Flies Second Gen 6 Autonomous Air Taxi, Doubling Certification Test Rate - DroneXL.co
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Breaking New Ground: The Challenge of Certifying Autonomous Aircraft - FLYING Magazine
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Wisk Rolls Out Second Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Prototype - Aviation International News
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Wisk and Texas Selected by White House to Lead the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Air Taxi Flight - Yahoo Finance
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Wisk and Texas Selected by White House to Lead the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Air Taxi Flight - Business Wire
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/wisk-aero.md
- RSS feed: /companies/wisk-aero/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c09497d4-60dd-4414-ba55-13d6cb646ac2
- Revision history: /companies/wisk-aero/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- AeroVironment3 models
Video
Autonomous aviation company Wisk wants its Gen 6 urban air mobility craft to change the future of transport, flying 300 million passengers in just over a decade
Wisk Aero is developing one of the world’s first fully autonomous, all-electric air taxis designed for passenger transport. With a strong emphasis on safety, ef
Wisk, which was founded in 2010 and acquired by Boeing in 2023, is developing autonomous aircraft that can get you across town in a fraction of the time it woul
You never forget your first hover. In 2016, we flew the first piloted eVTOL hover with our 3rd generation aircraft. We began more than a decade ago with a visi
Meet Simon Ang Li, a Senior Controls Engineer at Wisk who plays a key role in developing the systems that ensure our Gen 6 aircraft fly safely and autonomously.
In June of 2015, we had one of our biggest milestones along our journey to date! This was when we flew our first ever piloted flight, using our 2nd generation a
From the first sketch to the final inspection, every team at Wisk played a part in bringing our Generation 6 air taxi to life. Years of collaboration, innovatio
At Wisk, we're doing more than just building and certifying the world’s first passenger-carrying autonomous 4-seat hashtag#eVTOL. We are actively building an en
At Wisk, we're building the world's first self-flying, four-passenger air taxi. We're doing something that's never been done before, all thanks to our adventur
Now that our Flight Test Program is officially underway, here’s an inside look at what happens during the three critical phases of testing. Every flight test mo
Wisk Aero's Dan Parsons explains how the robot air taxi works. Footage: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI
Reality vs attention
Wisk Aero draws attention at the 91st percentile but verifies reality at the 20th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +70.9, 1st widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026