Cab aggregator Uber plans to conquer the skies with flying cars!

After the first customer trial of self-driving car services or autonomous taxis in Singapore in August, Uber, now plans to enter the realm of air transportation with flying cars

Uber flying cars

Pic courtesy/Uber's official Twitter page

After the first customer trial of self-driving car services or autonomous taxis in Singapore in August, Uber, now plans to enter the realm of air transportation with flying cars.

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What if your daily commute could go from 90 minutes to 6? https://t.co/0FjthnA7xA pic.twitter.com/BDCp7sf6I8

— Uber (@Uber) October 27, 2016

Termed at Uber Elevate, the firm envisions journeys being made by a “network of small, electric aircraft that take off and land vertically by using three-dimensional airspace to alleviate transportation congestion on the ground.”

Uber has taken the idea of creating flying vehicles seriously enough to publish a white paper outlining the plans. The firm estimates the technology for these vehicles will mature within five years.

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