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Forget about Self Driving cars, Uber hopes to have flying taxis by 2020

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CTG07
223 Rider
 Posted 6 years, 7 months ago

"Uber bosses are to hold crucial talks with transport and safety officials within days as they work to launch their flying taxis within just two years."

https://nypost.com/2018/05/07/uber-hopes-to-have-flying-taxis-by-2020/

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    brownbear
    599 Rider
     6 years ago

    Come ON. There is no way in heck this is happening. Give me a break. It's good to have dreams but come on. 2 years is NOTHING.

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    HemiDodge
    363
     6 years ago

    Can we just get a flying car before we get a flying taxi?

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      lionfool
      236 Rider Driver
       6 years ago

      This doesn't even make sense. A flying taxi is a flying car!

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        bombazine
        79
         6 years ago

        he means a car you can park in your driveway and fly around where you want. Great idea, I definitely trust all the wackos on the road enough to let them fly around their personal airplanes willy nilly.

        /s

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      bBerman81
      275 Rider
       6 years ago

      Can we just get the Uber drivers to show up in time? Why does it always say they are 4 minutes away and end up taking 8 minutes?

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        HemiDodge
        363
         6 years ago

        I know you are being rhetorical but it's because the driver that was 4 minutes away decided to not pick you for whatever reason.

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      danirevd
      77
       6 years ago

      Can we get universal healthcare before we get a flaying taxi...

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    bob
    175 Rider
     6 years ago

    The future is almsot here!! Flying cars just seems like the #1 furturistic thing...

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      franciash
      28
       6 years ago

      So true, I mean what is cooler than flying cars!

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    GarretCarrot
    36 Rider
     6 years ago

    How do the air space regulations work with something like this? I highly doubt they can pull this off in 2 years.

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      CTG07
      OP 223 Rider
       6 years ago

      That is why they are talking with safety regulators...

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    brett
    60 Rider
     6 years ago

    Uber debuted their flying car - looks like a drone

    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/08/uber-flying-car-prototype.html

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    scotchyscotchyscotch
    34
     6 years ago

    Keep dreaming, Uber...

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    RainbowRash
    102 Rider
     6 years ago

    Everyone, calm the F down.  This UberAir has been in the talks for a number of years (initially as a theoreticaly whitepaper) and the first test market will be Dubai. ...and this is on NY Post. Catch the flow?