MOUNTAN VIEW, CA—NASA is launching a five-year project with Wisk Aero LLC to develop traffic management systems for air taxis and other types of advanced air mobility applications. The goal of the R&D initiative is to enable autonomous aircraft to operate safely in conjested airspaces.

“This new, long-term agreement with NASA is a significant step forward for the urban air mobility industry,” says Erick Corona, director of airspace operational integration at Wisk. “With NASA’s simulation capabilities, we can accelerate the development of our Gen 6 autonomous systems to safely and efficiently integrate into the national airspace system before the end of the decade.”