Uber teamed up with aircraft manufacturer Karem to create an unmanned electric vehicle in the air

Humans have never stopped exploring more efficient travel methods. Next, competition in the transportation field may be in the sky.

Last month, Uber acquired Jump Bikes, a U.S. pileless shared motorcycle platform. After the acquisition, Uber's business includes online car-hailing, subway, and bicycle services. It's not enough to only lay out the traffic on land. This time, Uber aimed the sky.

This morning, Uber announced that it has reached a cooperation with aircraft manufacturer Karem to jointly develop an electric vertical take-off and landing device, create an airless driverless electric vehicle, and deploy air traffic services. Prior to this, Uber has reached cooperation with aircraft manufacturers Embraer and Pipistrel Aircraft, self-developed aviation system company Aurora Flight Sciences, helicopter company Bell and so on.

The "flying car" developed by Uber is a hybrid of helicopters and ordinary aircraft, which can take off and land vertically without runway approach. The primary consideration for traffic travel is safety. This "flying car" has four symmetrical horizontal rotors, and a rotor at the tail to provide thrust. Even if one rotor is broken, the other rotors can guarantee it to land safely.

Long-distance commuting is a common problem in large cities. Take the United States as an example. In 2017, the average commuting time per person in San Francisco was 230 hours, which is not only a physical expenditure; according to a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people who commute more than 10 miles will increase their blood pressure. probability. Uber "flying cars" want to increase the efficiency of long-distance travel, save commuting time, and reduce energy waste.

Travel cost is the most concern of users. Uber cuts costs as much as possible in every aspect of design and production: In this "flying car" design, Uber replaces the traditional gas-powered engine by installing 8-10 small electric motors around the aircraft, by changing the airflow, Improve the efficiency of the motor; in production, Uber believes that the first batch can produce thousands of flying equipment based on the judgment of the market, this mass production can effectively reduce production costs; In addition, the flying car is powered by electricity, which can reduce fuel and The cost of maintenance. As a result, the travel cost per passenger per mile can be as low as $ 5.73.

Uber's "flying car" will be commercially tested in Dallas and Los Angeles in 2020, and is scheduled to be officially commercialized in Dallas, Frisco, Texas, and Los Angeles in 2023, with four people per ride.

Humans have never stopped exploring more efficient ways to travel: the subway resolves the pressure of ground traffic congestion, and the underground tunnel Musk is digging can shorten the drive from Washington to New York to 29 minutes; this time Uber wants to do "Car" tried to solve the problem of remote commuting from a new perspective.

Coincidentally, in addition to Uber, the flying car Cora invested by Google CEO Larry Page will be put into trial operation in 2021; German startup Volocopter is building an "air taxi" system; China is also developing aerial car projects Ehang 184 and Terrafugia. Future competition in the field of transportation may be in the sky.

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