Posts Tagged ‘flying taxis’
Uber’s Flying Taxi (Video)
May 9, 2018
Uber unveiled its flying taxi prototype, which looks like a giant drone from CNBC.
So they came up with a concept for a four-passenger taxi that flies? Now THAT’S how you earn the name Uber for real! This is uberAIR.
The reality of urban air transportation is closer than you think. In fact, Uber Elevate has already started exploring the barriers we’ll need to overcome to make vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) a reality and bringing uberAIR to Dallas and Los Angeles by 2020. Watch this video to see what an end-to-end flight in an uberAIR VTOL will look like. We’re excited to partner with some of the world’s top manufacturers, real estate developers, agencies, and cities to make this vision a reality.
Why VTOL?
With VTOL aircrafts, passengers can enjoy quicker daily commutes, while our cities experience less traffic congestion and cleaner air.
– Uber
Posted in Environment, Product, Technology, Videos | 
Tags: air-taxi, air-taxi service, AIRCRAFT, drone, electrical vertical take-off and landing vehicle, eVTOL, flying car, flying taxis, prototype, rider-first mentality, Uber, Uber Elevate, uberAIR, vertical take off and landing, VTOL | 
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Paris, France, Will Be The First To Have Flying Taxis In Service (Video)
November 30, 2016
These taxis ought to blast that ‘George Jetson futuristic funk…’ (ha! shout to Craig Mack) when they take off. I said ‘take off’ instead of ‘leave’ or embark because them shizz be FLYING!
Paris will be the first city with flying taxis.
– Discovery News
Seems like they are just hydrofoiling in this clip though. Still, cool tech.
– @ojones1
Posted in Alternative, Business, Series, Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: flying, flying taxis, France, Paris, taxi | No Comments »
