Wisk Aero unveils the latest generation of its flying taxi

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Wisk Aero has unveiled the sixth generation of its flying taxi , a 4 seats, fully electric, which can & ograve; fly without the presence of a human pilot on board. For the company the result of the joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk (recently announced the closure of the startup supported by Larry Page), this new aircraft, an eVTOL , is; designed to meet and exceed rigorous safety standards. For this, the company & agrave; prover & agrave; to obtain FAA certification for an autonomous eVTOL for passenger transport. It is not an easy job, not even in reality; supported by & quot; giants & quot; like Boeing.

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This aircraft, theoretically, should take off from what are called vertiports which will be created on the roofs of buildings or in other specific places for the flying taxi service that Wisk Aero intends to realize in the future. Passenger transport service that you can & agrave; request through an app and which, it is intended, should be launched over the next 5 years. Once on the market, the company & agrave; aims to make 14 million flights per year in around 20 major markets around the world.


The company says that while traveling, passengers will also work thanks to connectivity; WiFi . I will not miss; not even the possibility; to recharge your device. Wisk Aero wanted to underline that autonomous flight technology for her represents the & quot; key & quot; for the development of mobility; Airline.

Speaking of flight costs, we aim for a price of $ 3 per passenger per mile. This eVTOL & egrave; it was also designed to be accessible. Therefore, even the disabled will be able to access the passenger compartment thanks to a specific design of the cabin doors.

The project of Wisk Aero & egrave; certainly very ambitious but he will have to; overcome all difficulties which are also facing other companies working in this sector such as Joby Aviation, Volocopter, Ehang and Archer.

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