Uber reveals futuristic FLYING TAXIS - with test flights due to start in 2020

Ride-hailing firm Uber has unveiled its vision for the future of urban transportation - flying taxis that will carry customers from rooftop to rooftop, acording to Mirror.

The planned UberAIR service will use electric jet-powered vehicles - part helicopter, part drone and part fixed-wing aircraft - to transport customers around the city.

These aircraft, developed by Boeing and other partners, feature multiple small rotors capable of both vertical take-off and landing and rapid horizontal flight.

The on-demand air taxis can be ordered by customers through the smartphone app, in the same way Uber's road-based taxi alternatives are hailed.

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