Air taxi from Wisk Aero, USA
Wisk Gen 6launch date, fares and status
Two Gen 6 prototypes are in hover and low-speed flight testing at Hollister, California (first flights on 16 December 2025 and 4 May 2026); a hover-to-wingborne transition had not been reported as of October 2026. On 10 August 2026 Archer agreed to acquire Wisk from Boeing, with closing expected by the end of 2026.
How far it has got
- Prototype
- Testing
- Certifying
- Certified
- Flying passengers
Certifying: in formal certification.
This aircraft won't be sold to individuals; you'll book a seat with an operator once service starts.
No service date has been set: Wisk has named Houston, Los Angeles and Miami as early U.S. markets and has talked about passenger flights later this decade, subject to FAA approval of pilotless passenger aircraft.
Watch it fly
Video from Wisk Aero on YouTube. It loads only when you press play.
Key facts
- Designed to carry passengers with no pilot on board; a ground-based supervisor oversees several aircraft at once, and a 2026 Wisk-NASA study found one supervisor could manage three.
- Wisk says Gen 6 is its first aircraft in a formal FAA type certification project.
- Wisk is the main eVTOL partner in Texas's federal eIPP project; it plans to fly conventional piloted aircraft on the routes first and bring in Gen 6 later.
- Archer agreed in August 2026 to buy Wisk, Insitu and SkyGrid from Boeing for Archer shares; the U.S. antitrust waiting period expired on 18 September 2026.
- Wisk broke ground on a test vertiport at Hollister Municipal Airport in August 2026.
Fares and how to ride
Specifications
Questions people ask
How much will a Wisk air taxi ride cost?
Wisk has not announced a fare. It has said it wants rides to cost about as much as ride-hailing, but it has given no figure and service is still years away.
When can you ride the Wisk Gen 6?
There is no date. Wisk has named Houston, Los Angeles and Miami as early markets and has talked about flying passengers later this decade, but the FAA has not yet finalized how it will certify a pilotless passenger aircraft. Archer's pending purchase of Wisk adds another open question about timing.
Do you need a pilot's license to ride the Wisk Gen 6?
No. There is no pilot at all: the aircraft flies itself while a trained supervisor on the ground monitors it and can step in.
Has the Wisk Gen 6 actually flown?
Yes, in early tests. The first Gen 6 hovered on 16 December 2025 and a second one first flew on 4 May 2026, both at Hollister, California. As of October 2026 testing covered vertical takeoff, hover and low-speed maneuvers; the switch to wing-borne cruise flight is the next step.
Sources
- Wisk: Second Gen 6 Aircraft Accelerates Wisk's Flight Test Program (May 2026)
- Wisk: Wisk Unveils World's First Self-Flying, Four-Seat, All-Electric, Vertical Takeoff and Landing Air Taxi (October 2022)
- Aerospace Global News: Wisk Generation 6 eVTOL completes first flight (December 2025)
- DroneXL: Wisk Aero Flies Second Gen 6 Autonomous Air Taxi, Doubling Certification Test Rate (May 2026)
- TechCrunch: Archer buys former rival Wisk Aero (August 2026)
- Drone Intelligence: Archer Aviation Acquisition of Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid: HSR Waiting Period Expires (September 2026)
- Wisk: Wisk and Texas Selected by White House to Lead the Safe Introduction of Autonomous Air Taxi Flight (March 2026)
- Wisk: Newsroom (Hollister vertiport groundbreaking; NASA multi-aircraft supervision study) (October 2026)
- Silicon UK: Wisk Plans Autonomous Air Taxi Flights By Decade's End (July 2024)
Last checked October 17, 2026. Makers revise prices and dates often; confirm with Wisk Aero before paying a deposit. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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