Supernal CEO, CTO out at Hyundai’s aircraft startup in Irvine, part of leadership shakeup

Supernal CEO, CTO out at Hyundai’s aircraft startup in Irvine, part of leadership shakeup

Hyundai Motor Group is shaking up leadership at its $1.7 billion Supernal electric aircraft startup in Irvine following layoffs in July. The startup, which has paused its aircraft programs to evaluate next steps, has been slow to demonstrate its autonomous flying technology at a test facility at the Mojave Air & Space Port. Meanwhile, rivals have surged ahead with development of their own “electric vertical take-off and landing” aircrafts, or eV…