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| Hyundai makes flying cars for Uber Air Taxi |
South Korean Hyundai Motor Company has partnered with American crowdfunding company Uber to develop electric taxis and take part in a global competition to produce autonomous minivans to reduce traffic congestion in the city.
International companies such as Daimler in Germany, Geely Automobile in China and Toyota in Japan have announced investments in startups that are supposed to start and launch electric cars. However, technical and organizational aspects are major obstacles to these plans.
Eric Alison, president of Uber Elevate, told CES 2020 in Las Vegas that Hyundai and Uber have identified various time frames for large-scale marketing, highlighting the following challenges: To get Air Uber to market, there is ongoing pending progress recorded in 2023.
Euisun Chung, Executive Vice President of Hyundai Motor Co., expects , That urban air services be on the market in 2028. Laws and regulations enforcement will take some time.
Hyundai Motors is the first automaker to join the Air Uber Taxi project. The South Korean company is expected to manufacture and use EVTOL aircraft in Uber's air taxi network, while Uber provides participatory air transport services.
The company introduced a prototype called S-A1 for the first time at the International Consumer Electronics Trade Expo 2020. Two partners stated: Electric cars, drones or private aircraft can carry up to 4 passengers and up to 60 miles and 180 miles per hour.
In addition to the full-size prototype of the S-A1, Hyundai also presented several other concepts at this year's CES, including a center that connects flying cars and autonomous cars with several compact cars. PBV is used for ground transportation to and from the train station.