Gary Gysin’s previous company, Wisk Aero, won’t see its self-flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft hit the skies until the end of the decade. That’s no problem for Gysin—his new firm is already flying them.
On Wednesday, the former Wisk CEO officially joined the board of Airspeeder, a flying car racing company that pits professional drone pilots and motorsport drivers against each other on digitally generated racetracks in the sky. Pilots remotely command eVTOL “speeders,” flying blade-to-blade at speeds approaching 55 knots. The firm hosted its inaugural competition last year and plans to launch crewed eVTOL races in 2024.
