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Briefing
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- 2020 Flying Taxi Plans – Announced plans to start testing on-demand air taxi service UberAIR in Dubai and Dallas by 2020
- Less Expensive – Will cost as much as UberX service initially and may even become cheaper as air taxi operation likely to cost lower than using fuels for cars
- Faster Trips – Trip from San Jose to San Francisco could take 15 minutes instead of two hours by car
- UberElevate Vision – Introduce network of autonomous and electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircrafts to carry passengers to their destinations, including across cities, resulting in zero-emission and quiet flights
- Partnerships – Partnering with five aircraft manufacturers to design aircraft, two real estate holding companies to build infrastructure, and NASA, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. National Air Traffic Control Association (NATCA) to work on air traffic control
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Uber Technologies Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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April 25, 2017
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