Hyundai and Uber will develop the first electric air taxi

Representatives of the two largest companies, Hyundai Motor and Uber Technologies, plan to start working together on

implementation and integration of electricalair taxi. Thus, as part of the annual technology exhibition CES 2020, the South Korean company Hyundai announced the concept of an electric aircraft, which was created together with Uber.

It is reported that the new aircraft will be capablecover distances of up to 100 km at a speed of 290 km/h. Let us recall that Uber representatives previously announced the launch of test flights in cities within the current year, while the first commercial transportation is planned for next year. It is known that they will be implemented in partnership with a subsidiary of Boeing, namely Aurora Flight Sciences. Note that at the moment Hyundai is the first car developer to join the promising project.

According to the official announcement of the companies, Hyundai will take on the role of an air taxi developer in this project, while Uber will organize a service for its operation.