Boeing Invests $450 Million in Flying Taxi Developer Wisk

A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taxis past the Final Assembly Building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, S.C., on March 31, 2017. Randall Hill/Reuters

Wisk Aero, a U.S. electric air taxi developer, has secured $450 million in new funding from Boeing, according to a Jan. 24 press announcement.

The California-based Wisk is working on the development and certification of an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for future pilotless flying taxis.