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Boeing’s autonomous air taxi subsidiary faces a whistleblower lawsuit over rushed software testing

https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/07/wisk-aero-boeing-whistleblower-safety-software-testing.avif

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A former Wisk Aero software manager is suing the Boeing subsidiary, alleging she was fired for flagging cuts to FAA-required testing.

A former software manager at Wisk Aero, Boeing’s autonomous air taxi subsidiary, has filed a lawsuit alleging she was fired after raising internal safety concerns about reduced software testing, the Seattle Times first reported. Briahna O’Neill filed the suit in Santa Clara Superior Court, claiming wrongful termination and discrimination. According to the complaint, O’Neill submitted two internal safety reports alleging that company executives pushed engineers to cut FAA-required software testing in order to meet a 2025 test flight deadline.

O’Neill says she was terminated in March 2025, weeks after filing her second internal complaint. Wisk said it cannot comment on ongoing litigation, and Boeing declined to comment on the matter. The allegations have not been proven in court, and the case is in its early stages.

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