The new taxis will help to solve the problem of traffic jams in Metropolitan areas.
The company Uber is planning to develop an unmanned flying taxi. To set in motion such a vehicle will be the electric motor. The project will be launched in the next decade.
The company believes that the new taxi will help to solve the problem of traffic jams in Metropolitan areas, and will also be very effective for travel between cities. The new taxis will receive technology of vertical take-off and landing.
The development of such transport is also involved in Airbus. At the moment the company is considering several options for flying taxi. One of them is called Vahana and requires the development of a single vehicle. According to unofficial data, the company has already adopted the design of the flying taxi, and plans to begin testing next year. Another project is called CityAirbus. A fully Autonomous vehicle will be equipped with large propellers that will be powered by electric motors. Unlike Vahana, CityAirbus will be able to carry a group of passengers.
The taxi service Uber on September 14 launched in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unmanned taxi. While on city roads there are four self-driving car. In the cabin of each of them are the driver and the engineer, which if necessary can take it over.
Uber uses to transport passengers driverless cars Ford Fusion hybrid engine, equipped with 3D cameras, GPS and laser sensors to navigate in space. Further, the company’s fleet replenished with Volvo. By year-end, the company promises that the roads of Pittsburgh will operate dozens of unmanned vehicles.
