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21:17, 08-Nov-2017
Uber in deal with NASA to build flying taxi air control software
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Uber said on Wednesday that it has struck a deal with NASA to develop software for managing “flying taxi” that will work much like ride-hailing services it has pioneered on the ground.
Concept picture of Uber’s flying car project /Uber Photo
Concept picture of Uber’s flying car project /Uber Photo
Uber said it is the first formal services contract by the US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) that covers low-altitude airspace rather than outer space. NASA has used such contract to develop rockets since the late 1950s.
Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden also said Uber would begin testing four-passenger, 200-mile-per hour flying taxi services across Los Angeles in 2020, its second test market after Dallas/Fort Worth.
NASA contracts Uber to build flying taxi air control software. /Reuters Photo
NASA contracts Uber to build flying taxi air control software. /Reuters Photo
Holden is set to reveal the company’s latest air taxi plans at Web Summit, an annual Internet conference taking place in Lisbon this week.
Source(s): Reuters
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