Ride-sharing company Uber’s first glimpse of a taxi that transported passengers to the destination via air instead of the road. During the CES exhibition in Las Vegas, Hyundai introduced the concept design of a flying taxi designed for Uber.
This prototype model is essentially a helicopter-inspired aircraft that will allow passengers of the uber Air Flight Sharing Service to reach their destination.
Uber Air is expected to be rolled out in Los Angeles, Dallas, and Melbourne by 2023, and the service will be a long commute.
“This car will take Uber to the sky because we can’t produce taxis that fly, so Hyundai is preparing this aircraft for us,” said Eric Allison, head of Uber Elite.
“The day to take passengers through Hyundai’s flight taxis to heaven is closer than you expected,” he said.
Hyundai A-VTOL (Electric Vertical Tech of Landing) has been named SA1 and is currently a concept model whose commercial model date has not been determined. But Hyundai wants to make it possible to get 4 passengers to the destination. Under the scheme, these flying vehicles will be gradually automated.
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These Hyundai flying vehicles operate on full power that can travel up to 60 miles at a height of 2,000 feet and will be possible to charge in 10 minutes.
The vehicle can travel at speeds of up to 180 miles per hour, and Uber says that every 20 miles will cost around $ 100. 2020 will unveil more flying taxi in the future.