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Time: 2016-09-26 10:54:47 UTC

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Title: Uber Researches Vertical-Takeoff Planes For Short-Haul City Rides - Cnet

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Uber Researches Vertical-Takeoff Planes For Short-Haul City Rides - Cnet

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's your Uber ride arriving to take you to work.

Uber is researching how to offer customers short-haul flights on vertical-takeoff aircraft in future, the ride-hailing company's Product Head Jeff Holden told a a Recode reporter [recode.net] on stage at the Nantucket Conference on Sunday.

Holden said the company is looking into drone-like aircraft, "so we can someday offer our customers as many options as possible to move around."

"Doing it in a three-dimensional way is an obvious thing to look at," he said.

Vertical-takeoff and landing aircraft have multiple rotors and fixed wings that allow them to conduct controlled ascents and descents like a helicopter, but fly like more like a plane. Holden's vision is that they would takeoff and land on top of buildings throughout a city, transporting multiple passengers on short-haul flights.

Uber declined to comment further on Holden's remarks.

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