Uber has teamed up with Karem Aircraft to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles for the ride-hailing company’s upcoming flying taxi service, the companies announced today at Uber Elevate. Karem Aircraft, which has patented Optimum Speed Tiltroter technology for military and commercial applications, has been working with Uber for about a year to […]
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Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Uber’s holding a big conference today in Los Angeles, Uber Elevate, to share more about its ambitions to launch a flying taxi service. For those unfamiliar, Uber’s goal is to start testing these vertical takeoff and landing vehicles in 2020 and have its first official ride in 2023. At the summit today, Uber Head of […]
View More Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will costGoogle co-founder’s Kitty Hawk unveils its electric autonomous flying taxi
Kitty Hawk, the company led by the ‘godfather of self-driving cars’ Sebastian Thrun and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, has revealed its Cora aircraft, which is a hybrid vertical take-off and landing design that can take off like a helicopter but fly like a plane. The vehicle can travel at over 93 miles per hour, and has a range of around 62 miles on a single charge.… Read More
View More Google co-founder’s Kitty Hawk unveils its electric autonomous flying taxiGoogle co-founder’s Kitty Hawk unveils its electric autonomous flying taxi
Kitty Hawk, the company led by the ‘godfather of self-driving cars’ Sebastian Thrun and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, has revealed its Cora aircraft, which is a hybrid vertical take-off and landing design that can take off like a helicopter but fly like a plane. The vehicle can travel at over 93 miles per hour, and has a range of around 62 miles on a single charge.… Read More
View More Google co-founder’s Kitty Hawk unveils its electric autonomous flying taxiUber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020
Uber has inked a partnership with Nasa over its flying taxi plans and says now it’s aiming to get demo flights up and running in Los Angeles by 2020. Read More
View More Uber adds LA to flying taxi test cities, demo flights slated for 2020