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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Uber will collaborate with NASA and the U.S. Army [theverge.com] on its plans for a flying taxi service:

Under the agreement [nasa.gov], Uber will provide NASA with details and data on its plans for a flying taxi service, which the agency will use to simulate flights over Dallas-Fort Worth. This data will address scenarios involving air traffic, collision mitigation, and air space management. It is NASA's first such agreement related to urban air mobility [nasa.gov] (UAM) specifically focused on modeling and simulation.

[...] Uber also signed an agreement with the US Army to develop and test "flying taxi" aircraft for the company's mobility service. The company will jointly develop and fund research into rotor technology with the US Army's corporate research lab.

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