Uber has had their share of struggles within the rideshare business. Previously, the company faced backlash after they reportedly surge-priced their services during travel ban issues created by Donald Trump at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Along with that, London recently made the push to try and get rid of the service that reaches 3.5 million users in the area. Despite having those obstacles to face, the company is looking to expand their platform by planning to include flying cars into the service by 2020.
Uber’s chief product officer, Jeff Holden, revealed that Los Angeles and Dallas would be the first two cities to implement their flying car initiative. Holden told the press, “Technology will allow L.A. residents to literally fly over the city's historically bad traffic, giving them time back to use in far more productive ways. At scale, we expect UberAir will perform tens of thousands of flights each day across the city."
The company also noted that it would be working with NASA to come up with a specialized air control traffic network that will prevent accidents and keep tabs on the skyways. Jeff Holden went on to say “UberAir will be performing far more flights over cities on a daily basis than has ever been done before. Doing this safely and efficiently is going to require a foundational change in airspace management technologies."
Source: usatoday.com
