Hyundai and Uber Collaborate to Build Air Taxis

At present if you want to rent a helicopter to go from one place to another, the price is fairly expensive and limited for certain circles. However, it may be that the situation in the future changes. We all hope that air transportation can be cheaper and more accessible.

That seems to be being pioneered by Hyundai and Uber. The two companies have announced a partnership in which Hyundai will help Uber to develop flying taxis. Nicknamed "Uber Air Taxi", this partnership will make Hyundai do work in the hardware field, where they will produce taxis, while Uber provides airspace support services, connections to land transportation, and also interfaces to customers.

According to Eric Allison, head of Uber Elevate, "Hyundai is our first vehicle partner with experience in producing passenger cars on a global scale. We believe that Hyundai has the potential to build Uber Air vehicles at low prices, yet of high quality and reliable. ”

Jaiwon Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Division of Hyundai added, "We expect UAM to increase the vitality of urban communities and provide more quality time for the community. We believe that Uber is the right partner to make this innovative product available to as many customers as possible. "