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Uber Air partners with Hyundai to produce air taxis

Josh Spires - Jan. 7th 2020 1:15 pm PT @drone_nr

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Uber has announced its partnership with Hyundai Global today at CES to produce air taxis. Uber has been working on its air transport system to free up roads for faster and cheaper rideshare trips. Uber has also been working on its drone delivery system for Uber Eats for some time now.

Drone deliveries with Amazon, Wing Aviation, and Uber Technologies

Haye Kesteloo - Oct. 25th 2019 10:07 am PT

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This morning the Wall Street Journal has a detailed article about deliveries by drone. They take a closer look at Amazon, Wing Aviation and Uber Technologies. For some reason, UPS with their Matternet drones are not getting that same amount of attention in this article, even though they recently were awarded a Part 135 certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Natalie Malligan announced as head of Uber Air Australia

Josh Spires - Sep. 11th 2019 8:22 am PT @drone_nr

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Natalie Malligan has been announced as Uber Air Australia‘s head, flying Australia forward in Uber Elevate’s passenger drone ambitions. The news comes after Melbourne was added to the list of cities to be first to offer Uber Air flights along with Dallas and Los Angeles.

Uber Air and ModalAI complete first drone delivery

Josh Spires - Jul. 31st 2019 4:16 am PT @drone_nr

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Uber Air has completed its first high-density urban food delivery by drone in partnership with ModalAI. The collaboration saw Uber Air’s drone successfully fly food from a pick-up location to a pre-determined drop-off location where a courier would be waiting in the case of a real delivery.