Not yet. Wisk is in pre-certification flight testing toward an FAA Type Certificate. Joby is the most-advanced US developer at FAA Stage 4 (March 2026).

Why is Wisk autonomous?

Wisk is the only US developer pursuing a Type Certificate for a fully autonomous (no on-board pilot) eVTOL air taxi, betting on Boeing’s certification expertise to clear what is a much harder regulatory path than piloted aircraft.

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Joby vs Archer vs Wisk — Three US Air Taxi Programmes

Three of the most-funded US eVTOL air-taxi programmes side by side: piloted vs autonomous, FAA Stage 4 vs Stage 3, public vs Boeing-backed.

eVTOL operator side-by-side comparison
Specification	Joby Aviation In Certification Best for long trips	Archer Aviation In Certification Best for quiet ops	Wisk Aero Flight Testing
Range	150 mi Best	100 mi	87 mi
Top Speed	200 mph Best	150 mph	137 mph
Cruise Speed	165 mph Best	130 mph	124 mph
Seats	5 Best	5	4
Noise	65 dB	45 dB Best	65 dB
Launch	2,026 Best	2,027	2,030
Funding	3,400 M USD Best	2,000 M USD	1,450 M USD
About	The most advanced US programme. Joby is in Stage 5 TIA flight testing with the FAA and is preparing first commercial passenger…	The clearest second mover in the US. Archer has had all 797 means-of-compliance documents accepted by the FAA and is the official…	Boeing’s autonomy-only programme. The Generation 6 aircraft made its first hover in December 2025 with a second prototype following in March 2026.
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Joby Aviation has the longest range, Joby Aviation is the fastest, and Joby Aviation carries the most passengers.

Joby and Archer are the two publicly-traded US air-taxi programmes leading the FAA type-certification race; Wisk is Boeing’s autonomous bet. The table below pulls live spec data with the leader on each spec automatically badged.