Wisk Aero, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi subsidiary of aerospace manufacturing titan Boeing, this week made an acquisition intended to speed up the certification process for its self-flying Generation 6 design.
The manufacturer on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Verocel, a software verification and validation (V&V) company focused on the certification of aerospace software—with a particular focus on autonomous designs. Unlike competitors such as Archer Aviation or Joby Aviation, which plan to fly autonomous in the future, Wisk intends for its Gen 6 to fly itself at launch.
