Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero's Generation 6 eVTOL aircraft has completed its historic maiden flight. On December 16, 2025 at 12:26 pm PST, the autonomous passenger carrier...
Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot about the unique path Wisk is taking with their Gen 6. As someone always thinking about AI, the 'autonomy-first' design with the multi-vehicle supervisor model is super interesting for scaling while keeping a human in the loop, a cruciall step for trust building.
I wonder what would happen if this craft encountered a sudden change in weather from "safe to fly" to "unsafe to fly." Would it just land itself anywhere? Like in a valley out of the wind where it's passengers could be swept away in a flood.
Thanks for writing this, it clarifies a lot about the unique path Wisk is taking with their Gen 6. As someone always thinking about AI, the 'autonomy-first' design with the multi-vehicle supervisor model is super interesting for scaling while keeping a human in the loop, a cruciall step for trust building.
I wonder what would happen if this craft encountered a sudden change in weather from "safe to fly" to "unsafe to fly." Would it just land itself anywhere? Like in a valley out of the wind where it's passengers could be swept away in a flood.