Joby, Toyota and Uber

[MIflyer]

Joby Aviation has revealed its prototype Urban Air Mobility vehicle, for use in Uber air transport. They recently received $394M from Toyota.

Meanwhile, South Korean auto maker Hyundai announced it also has a UAM concept and will be investing $1.5 Billion in UAM over the next five years.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Look! In the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!...No,...looks sorta like...an octopus??...IT'S OCTOPI!!

 

[michael rauls]

Considering the trouble many people have driving on the ground.............what could possibly go wrong?

 

[Gnomey]

Loads but they'll likely become autonomous.

 

[rednev]

Loads but they'll likely become autonomous.

Kinda like the 737 max ?

 

[Gnomey]

Hopefully with slightly better software...

 

[MIflyer]

Well, Uber does not let you drive yourself, but I'd bet it is autonomous if it is flying for them.

I'm expecting Cusinart and Veg-a-Matic by Ronco to get into the business, too. "Door to door in less than 10 minutes, anywhere in the city! And It makes Julian Fries, too!"

 

[GrumpyOldCrewChief]

The hide-bound bureaucracy of the FAA is going to keep this concept from developing fffooorrreevvveerrr - or at least until current "big money" interests can get their grubby fingers in the pie...

 

[ThomasP]

When my father died, we were sorting through the stuff in the safe, and among the usual documents you would expect to find there was a certificate for 1 share in the Flying Car Corporation. The certificate was issued in 1965. (I think it was the design shown in Popular Mechanics at about that time.)

 

[GrauGeist]

Loads but they'll likely become autonomous.

Like the autonomous car that plowed down the woman walking her bike across the road a while back?