By Pilar Wolfsteller2021-05-20T00:27:00+01:00
Urban air mobility aircraft developer Wisk Aero has filed a court motion to prevent competitor Archer Aviation from using what it calls its “confidential trade secrets” it claims Archer stole, before the case goes to trial.
It is the latest volley in an increasingly acrimonious spat between the two companies which both aim to make millions in the high-stakes electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) market.
Mountain View, California-based Wisk says on 19 May that it is cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice on their criminal investigation of Archer. Wisk is asking the court to prevent Archer from deleting evidence, and allow it to inspect Archer’s computers and other storage devices for information relating to its claims of intellectual property theft.