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    You are at:Home»Brands»Uber Wants Uber Air To be Cheaper Than Owning a Car
    Head of Elevate Eric Allison

    Uber Wants Uber Air To be Cheaper Than Owning a Car

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    By Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi on June 12, 2019 Brands, Business, Electric Cars, Innovation, Ride-hailing service, Technology, Transportation, Travel

    Uber really has huge dreams for Uber Air, the flying taxi service it’s wanting to launch in 2023.  Speaking at the third annual Uber Elevate, head of Elevate Eric Allison said the company expects Uber Air to be cheaper than driving a car. It surely won’t be that way on day one, but once Uber deploys fully electric, autonomous shared vehicles, Allison said it will be more economical than driving a car.

    “Our vision is that on a daily basis it’ll be more economically rational for you to fly than for you to drive,” he said.

    At launch, Uber Air will be cheaper than a helicopter ride. This is a worthy comparison, given Uber unveiled its costly Uber Copter service last week as phase one of Uber Air. In the near term, Uber predicts Air will be comparable to the cost of Uber X and Uber Pool. Long term, which is probably at least more than five years from now, Uber Air will be more economical than owning a car, Allison said.

    This, of course, is Uber’s best-case scenario for Air. In order for Uber Air to become a reality, it needs approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, the cities where it wants to land its electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles, help from real estate developers, customer trust and so much more. If all goes according to Uber’s plan, it will start testing this service next year and deploy it to the public in 2023.

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    Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi has been covering blockchain technology, intelligent technologies, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, telecommunications technology, sustainability, autonomous vehicles, and other topics for Innovation Village since 2017. In the years since, he has published over 4,000 articles — a mix of breaking news, reviews, helpful how-tos, industry analysis, and more. | Open DM on Twitter @TapiwaMutisi

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