ব্রিটবাংলা ডেস্ক : এবার আকাশপথে যাচ্ছে আমেরিকান মিনিক্যাব কোম্পানি উবার। প্রায় দু’শ মাইলের ভেতরে আকাশপথে সার্ভিস দেবে উবার। আকাশপথে ফ্লাই টেক্সি চালুর জন্যে নাশার সঙ্গে একটি চুক্তিতে যাচ্ছে উবার। এ বিষয়ে বিস্তারিত জানার জন্যে নিচের লিংকে ক্লিক করুন:
Uber has teamed up with NASA in its bid to launch a fleet of flying taxis.
The agreement will see the US space agency begin simulations for so-called “urban air mobility” vehicles that also include delivery drones.
It came as potential models for the flying vehicles were being showcased at the Uber Elevate summit in Los Angeles.
The vehicles will use helicopter-style rotors to take off and land vertically, but use fixed wings to travel up to 200mph over longer distances.
Uber has claimed the service will be cheaper and faster than existing taxi services, while helping to solve growing congestion problems in cities.
NASA said the goal is to create a ride-share network that will allow residents to hail a small aircraft the same way Uber users can now use an app to call a car.
The vehicles are set to be controlled by pilots initially, but the plans are for them to ultimately become autonomous and battery-powered.
Journeys that take an hour and a half by car could be reduced to just a 15-minute trip in the flying taxi, Uber has claimed.
The firm is hoping to persuade the US government to allow it to begin testing vehicles above cities within the next two years.
