Daily Memo: New Wisk CEO Doubles Down On Autonomy Bet

Wisk’s Generation 6 tiltrotor air taxi

Wisk’s Generation 6 tiltrotor air taxi can carry four passengers up to 90 mi. at a cruising speed of 110-120 knots.

Credit: Wisk
New Wisk CEO Brian Yutko is doubling down on his company’s bet that it can safely certify an autonomous, passenger-carrying electric air taxi this decade, bucking the trend of startups that believe building piloted versions now, and adding autonomy later, is the more realistic path to...
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