Uber partner Bell unveils flying taxi

Uber Elevate partner Bell unveiled its first flying taxi model, the Bell Nexus, at the Consumer Electronics Show this month. The Bell Nexus is designed to carry four passengers as part of Uber's air taxi service, UberAir, which is slated to start operating in 2023. However, Bell VP of Innovation Scott Drennan tells TechCrunch 2025 is probably the earliest we'll see a Bell flying taxi in the skies.

[escphant]

1987 : I bet we will have flying cars in the future!
2019 :

[unebonnevie]

"Ladies and gentlemen, please touch the 'Submit' button on your screen to sign the waiver before the droid starts. Thank you for taxiing with us in the air."

[ambrossmbunga]

Your Uber pilot Ahmed is waiting.


Trip Canceled!

[TheAlchemistEmpire]

This is the avenger+tula from gta smashed together

[Matt-kemc]

Lol
Uber: We’re launching in 2023!
Bell: Let’s not get too crazy now

[muntee]

What, we’ve been promised flying ‘cars’ for ever. Dont you skip out on us.

[jaysonbell]

Looks like the machine Dr Wiley had in Megaman 4 without the skull face

[valeriesanchez]

Now i see why they charged so much for one way trips

[soulclean]

I think uber's direction should be merge with Tesla. One provides the customers and others provides the products.

[andilembuthuma]

I like it so how much is it now and if you want it as a South African what you do

[jamescampbell]

Does the time traveler from 2033 have anything to weigh in on regarding our flying taxi?

[MrMajani]

The engine power needed to generate vertical lift can never be made mainstream

[thelukos]

Can’t wait to see how it “Propulses” us

[nathanoppermann]

it's 2020 where are all the flying cars ?

[derSchweiz]

hope its got proper flight instruments, navaid support, a working TCAS, mode c transponder, and qualified pilots to fly it, god forbid some lay person that has no aviation knowledge flying this thing and strays into controlled airspace without talking to ATC, into a busy terminal control area or into IMC Conditions and causing an accident

[muntee]

Looks cool, but theres NO WAY that thing would work like that

[nhloniphongcobo]

Yeah it's cool bit you haven't seen my fly coupe 1.0

[MrMayaFx]

So Disappointed, why this vehicle use 18th century Fans and not Anti-Gravity Engine?

[daniel]

Megan someone needs to take a look at her or their hair situation...

[ArtScienceWonder]

This is super exciting and I'm really hoping it will replace helicopters since helicopters are such a dangerous and honestly stupid design.