Uber promises flying cars within 10 years
by Xeni Jardin from on (#1ZJC6)
"Just as skyscrapers allowed cities to use limited land more efficiently, urban air transportation will use three-dimensional airspace to alleviate transportation congestion on the ground."
Ride-sharing service Uber released a 97-page white paper today that describes a network of "on-demand, fully electric aircraft that take off and land vertically." The Vertical Takeoff and Landing aircraft are referred to as VTOLs. Uber's proprietary network of VTOL service will be called "Elevate."