The American service Uber and the Korean automaker Hyundai announced cooperation as part of the Uber program
What it is
This is an all-electric vehicle concept with vertical take-off and landing. The air taxi is designed for 4 people, and there is still enough space for luggage in the cabin.
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The concept is designed for speeds up to 290 km/h, heightflight range of 300–600 meters and range up to 100 km. The taxi is equipped with a set of eight propellers and propellers of different sizes, which are less noisy. If any element of the system fails, a distributed electrical power plant is used, which drives several propellers.
It only takes 5-7 minutes to fully charge the Hyundai S-A1.
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First, the air taxi will be controlled by a pilot, thenwhereby transport will switch to fully autonomous control. Test flights are planned to begin this year, and full-fledged taxi service will begin in 2023. The first cities to launch the service will be Dallas, Los Angeles and Melbourne.
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Hyundai takes care of the production of vehicles, and Uber takes care of navigation, communication with customers, transportation to take-off/landing locations, etc.
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