Uber Air Taxis Ready for Takeoff

First International Flight Test & Collaboration with AT&T on Connectivity Announced

Source:  Uber

Test Flights in Three Global Cities 2020
Uber is on a roll. It just announced a collaboration with AT&T to enhance connectivity on its air taxi and cargo drone vehicles.  And it's selected Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, as the first international test site for its air taxi service.  The test flights will start in 2020 in Melbourne, along with test flights in previously announced Dallas and Los Angeles.  The test flight service will link central city locations with nearby airports.

Commercial Launch 2023
The Uber air taxi fleet is electric powered and can be ordered on demand by customers through smartphone apps.  The fleet will have vertical takeoff, vertical landing and rapid horizontal flight.  The electric powered vehicles are part helicopter, part drone and part fixed wing aircraft with multiple small rotors.  Uber plans to provide commercial, on demand, ride-sharing air taxi service in 2023.  They also are exploring more locations for test flights including in France, Brazil, India and Japan.

Another New Partner
Uber has selected Signature Flight Support as a partner. Signature's airport facilities will run Uber's landing pads at airports and Signature will provide many more support and passenger services. Uber is taxing into the vertical takeoff lane for urban mobility at a fast rate. For free Kindle borrows of my books on travel innovation, go to amazon.com/author/ekane  ASIN: B07MY8C3HG ASIN: B07JCQ4J78 and I have free codes for free audiobook versions from ACX ejkane2@gmail.com

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