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First Look Inside Wisk’s New Self-Flying Air Taxi

Autonomous aviation company Wisk wants its Gen 6 urban air mobility craft to change the future of transport, flying 300 million passengers in just over a decade, all at a cost of $3 per mile. 0:00 Intro 1:50 Wisk’s origin story 2:47 How Wisk uses AI to fly autonomously 5:10 What it’s like to be…

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Autonomous aviation company Wisk wants its Gen 6 urban air mobility craft to change the future of transport, flying 300 million passengers in just over a decade, all at a cost of $3 per mile.

0:00 Intro
1:50 Wisk’s origin story
2:47 How Wisk uses AI to fly autonomously
5:10 What it’s like to be a pasenger on Wisk
7:53 Wisk’s plan to launch in 20 cities
9:12 Outro

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48 Comments

  1. sikhswim

    October 16, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    Why is CNET doing a piece on the #7 company on the list? How about a tour of the top ten? That would be cool

  2. Jacob Rempel

    October 16, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    I am thankful that there are engineers tackling these complex problems. There are still many problems to overcome but just over 100 years ago people thought it was crazy to dream of flying at all. 3 cheers for the inventors and the innovators!

  3. Concerned Newfie

    October 16, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    New York has strict rules for helicopters as a example. They will last until the first one thunders into the side of a skyscraper. No fuel but I am sure a few will have their batteries blow in those accidents. Ever seen a Tesla catch on fire?

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  4. Maroon92

    October 16, 2022 at 5:43 pm

    They need a monitor and manual mode for those air taxi. Having a monitor outside of those taxis is very dangerous.

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  5. N Z

    October 16, 2022 at 5:46 pm

    I can’t see this being a commercially viable solution, for the first decade or so of this technology it will still be cheaper to just charter a piloted helicopter. It’s cool but I just don’t see this as an option for regular people and it will be tough to get FAA approval in many cities

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  6. J W

    October 16, 2022 at 6:00 pm

    If your a political pundit or smart. NEVER GET INTO ONE OF THESE DEATH TRAPS! AND WATCH YOUR AIRSPACE FOR SCREAMING DEBRIS… 🙂 ALLEGEDLY. NOT A HACKED MISSLE…

    I do not see any automatic or self induced kill switch with fixed deployable parachute…

  7. vazarus paytonas

    October 16, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    I refuse this. We all deserve better than this. Stop cramming us on these tiny space with no leg room or comfort. I refuse this future or any where everyone is not provided the same luxury foroney paid. We are still yelling one another you don’t deserve unless you pay more. It’s so stupid legroom and comfort are paywalled in transportation. Have and have not future needs to go.

  8. DJ Meku

    October 16, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    8:55 The fact that they are many here, is very promising

  9. abghere

    October 16, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    This development is way too early? 12 motors for 4 passengers is totally inefficient.

  10. Dheeraj Kumar

    October 16, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    She should start a channel called “Air taxi blonde”

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  11. Abdul Aliakbar

    October 16, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    Too bulky, and will clogged up the air space. Government and cooperations is rushing us into they’re Hollywood sci-fi fantasies on taxpayers cost.

  12. Scradley

    October 16, 2022 at 7:34 pm

    From all the horror stories I’ve heard from Ospreys I will never trust these designed “planes”

    Edit: nvm i trust it, lets go!

  13. Dhoomketu

    October 16, 2022 at 7:37 pm

    they should have chosen a name that doesn’t rhyme with RISK

  14. J R

    October 16, 2022 at 7:46 pm

    Ready by 2040

  15. J R

    October 16, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    Dont we already have helicopters?

  16. HTH Hit the hole

    October 16, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    It looks like Spirit Air … I don’t like it 😭 😂

  17. Galena

    October 16, 2022 at 9:40 pm

    Noise pollution is a real concern with low flying vehicles, also in cities this would be a nightmare for the AI to avoid buildings and other unexpected tall structures, would only be a matter of time before a major incident. Nobody would or should trust these things until they’re widely tested and rolled out incrementally

    • Bryan Norris

      October 17, 2022 at 4:30 pm

      I’ve worked with some former military pilots. In cities, especially developing cities, a major hazard that is difficult to detect even for an experienced human pilot is undocumented wires between buildings.

  18. Annanack Michael

    October 16, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    📬📦📉🇨🇦💰💰💰💰💎💎💎💎💎🏘️

  19. gmasterdude

    October 16, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    VTOLs have the potential to change the world more than electric cars. Cheap travel, no fossil fuels, minimal infrastructure, fantastic!

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    October 16, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    😎😎😎😎😎🤠🤠🤠

  21. Shane W

    October 16, 2022 at 11:13 pm

    Won’t happen for atleast 50+ years minimum. More trash in the sky and congestion 🤦‍♂️

  22. drhlime

    October 17, 2022 at 12:05 am

    It’s great the pilot doesn’t die

  23. drhlime

    October 17, 2022 at 12:07 am

    He needs to give up the Margheritas

  24. drhlime

    October 17, 2022 at 12:08 am

    Uber such a great business model

  25. SoulShakes

    October 17, 2022 at 1:07 am

    4:19 NoHo Hank? Barry? I can’t be the only one lol

  26. muthaflaco75

    October 17, 2022 at 3:26 am

    Will never happen

  27. Cockpit Scenes

    October 17, 2022 at 3:34 am

    This is about as real as self-driving cars. Remember when everyone said that by now, we would all just be taking a nap in the back seat on the way to work? Except for a few pilot test projects in geo-fenced areas, nowhere to be seen. I predicted this, and everyone said I was stupid…

  28. bikebudha01

    October 17, 2022 at 3:36 am

    You know how no one wants to live right next to the freeway, or an airport? One ‘flying cars’ become ‘a thing’, WE ALL LIVE at the freeway AND the airport. Ban them now…

  29. Master Dick

    October 17, 2022 at 4:14 am

    Not if WW3

  30. Dick Wong

    October 17, 2022 at 4:26 am

    Yeah right Lol BS I’m not riding that pilot less and no physical controls

  31. James Johnson

    October 17, 2022 at 6:30 am

    I won’t be first in line (I’m sure it’ll be too expensive if/when that happens anyway) but assuming it doesn’t (literally) crash and burn, I do like the idea

  32. luedriver

    October 17, 2022 at 7:27 am

    uber why, because Taxis companies would know better?

  33. Davethreshold

    October 17, 2022 at 9:41 am

    I love most of the CNET videos, but this whole idea is asinine on so many levels.

  34. Nir Givon

    October 17, 2022 at 10:17 am

    This will take the congestion from the road to the sky.
    You talk about crowded major cities, Take off and Landing takes time. Landing zones are scarce.
    There is no way this type of transportation will be enough solve traffic. only for the rich.

  35. Helen Wybolt

    October 17, 2022 at 11:59 am

    I would not fly without a pilot for $1 million

  36. S R

    October 17, 2022 at 2:08 pm

    Just give us affordable mass transit like high frequency trains please! None of this solves traffic for the most of us. It’s fascinating, they are not even showing us these things flying. Just some cheap graphics.

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  37. Claire Reilly

    October 17, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    Thanks for watching! Now, the big question: Would YOU get inside an autonomous aircraft?

    • 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘻𝘢 ꧂

      October 18, 2022 at 8:24 am

      Absolutely No Way. Not anytime soon anyway. I think the founders are delusional that they will have the trust of people on such an early-stage tech.

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      October 18, 2022 at 8:25 am

      Also, will autonomous craft even be allowed to fly by the FAA or other worldwide agencies? Certainly not in regulated regions of EU, or US.

  38. GyanPrakash

    October 18, 2022 at 3:30 pm

    There already exists a VTOL aircraft. It is called a HELICOPTER.
    The problem is not many of us can buy Helicopters like cars, because it is Expensive.
    If you can make a Helicopter Silent in a price range everyone can afford, say $20,000, we will see the concept of FLYING CARS become a reality.

    Until then, it’s a work in progress.

  39. Dr Peter jones

    October 18, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    Pointless idea……..they have been pushing this idea since the 1950s.Its not going to happen as investers have found out..

    There is NO LOWER AIRSPACE IN OR OUT OF CENTERS PEOPLE WANT TO BE its all used up. So where is this magic extra airspace comming from ? There s no idea where its comming from in government.

    Most of these early investors have twigged early on and are turning their designs to miltary use, emergency use or sold as light aircraft. All of which will require regulation,skilled trained pilots and restrictions in allocated airspace.

    So why not use an airline seat its a lot safer…..

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