Uber Future Plans

The four wheels - actually four sets of co-rotating wheels for a combined eight supports - are powered by electrical engines that provide a stroke of 1,000 to 2,000 ft vertically, taking the car to travel heights. Since it works fully electrically with several small rotor blades instead of a large one, it should be more quiet than a traditional chopper and more effective.

Multi-rotor design also provides a redundant design so the PVTOL should be more secure. As soon as the airborne engine is in flight, the engine switches to stationary flight mode, with its aircraft-like blades offering buoyancy on lateral movement and a rear mounted prop delivering lateral propulsion up to a cruise velocity of approximately 150 mbph (at a maximum velocity of 200 mbph).

Ueber anticipates an expected mean operating time of about 25 mile with a 5 minute charge between rides that will keep the DVTOL in steady use for about 3 hrs during busy periods. This specification was written to make getting in and out of the car easier, with the designs holding up the rotor and wing and as far away from the passenger as possible.

Prospective DVTOLs will not only land in your gateway. UberAir's mission places Skype ports at strategically located points in downtown areas where travelers begin and end their journeys. Uber says the Uber SkyPort solution enables the airline to coordinate aircraft traffic congestion, itineraries and scheduling with the Federal Aviation Administration and community aviation authorities.

Travellers schedule and apply for departures with the same over-passenger application used for surface traffic, which also allows them to schedule first and last miles to and from these syports. Rob McDonald, Head of Vehicle Engineering Team, made it clear during the Elevate Summit keynote: "There is no car being developed about.

" Instead, Uber is hoping that this benchmark approach will act as a stepping stone for his associates, who will take care of the ultimate construction and manufacture of the DVTOLs. Initial DVTOL demos by these parties are anticipated by 2020. Uber plans to use the aircraft in its future UberAir metropolitan air transport network, which is scheduled to reach twin towns (including Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort Worth) by 2023.

We' re on site at the Uber Elevate Summit, so stick around the next morning to find out more about Uber's plans for the city' aviation industry.