As the “first applicant for federal aviation agency approval” for autonomous vehicles like the eVTOl, the electric vehicle with vertical ascension and descent, Wisk Aero has unveiled its sixth-generation semi-autonomous flying taxi.
Looking at the design, it appears to be a more sophisticated version of the Cora flying taxi, which has already taken to the air in New Zealand in 2018. This time, however, neither the flight nor the information regarding the development of the certification process were displayed.
According to Wisk, the aircraft has four passengers and can travel up to 1,200 meters in altitude while traveling at a top speed of 222 kilometers per hour.
It rises and lands on the ground with the assistance of its 12 propellers. Its radial range of influence is 145 kilometers. In the promotional movie, touch-sensitive screens are used to depict passengers donning seat belts and going through safety demonstration protocols.
Flying taxis are now safer to fly since they have “few cars, no hydraulics, no oil, and no derivatives.” It is made to go beyond “strict aviation safety regulations and that the likelihood of an accident is one mishap in a million.”
Wisk claims that the new flying taxi is a contender for FAA certification, which would enable it to transport people in the United States. Nevertheless, acquiring such certification is challenging—even for well-known aircraft producers like Boeing, who utilize common designs. of flyers.
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