You’re not alone if keeping track of the dozens of new electric flying vehicles has your head spinning. Two significant players are Archer Aviation and Wisk Aero. California-based Archer plans to create the world’s first all-electric airline and has already secured orders for regional electric airliners from United Airlines, while Wisk is a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk and financed by Google co-founder Larry Page.
Electric Aircraft Builders Wisk and Archer Battle Over Trade Secrets
Key Takeaways:
- Wisk Aero, a joint venture backed by Boeing, has sued competitor Archer Aviation, alleging the theft of trade secrets and patent infringement related to electric flying vehicles (eVTOLs).
- Wisk claims that former employees, upon joining Archer, misappropriated thousands of confidential files and patented designs, resulting in Archer's eVTOL aircraft design closely mirroring Wisk's.
- Archer Aviation denies the allegations, asserting the lawsuit is a "smoke screen" to cover Wisk's employee departures and that no proprietary Wisk technology ever made its way to Archer.
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