Uber's flying cars
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Company plans an all‑electric VTOL using distributed electric propulsion with many small rotors, no single‑point failure, and a four‑passenger cabin optimized for pooling. Performance claims: 150–200 mph cruise, ~60 mile max range, typical 25‑mile trips use one‑third battery, chargers refill in 3–4 minutes (ChargePoint). Initial flights are piloted, pricing target equals UberX, launch demos in Los Angeles in 2020, buildout of skyports with real estate partners, NASA collaboration on UTM and billions in industry investment.
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