Uber Elevate

Joby Aviation has built and flight-tested its five-seat, six-rotor eVTOL air taxi

Aircraft

Joby Aviation reportedly set to buy Uber Elevate

The future eVTOL air taxi market could be in for quite a shake-up, with reports coming in that Uber has sold its Elevate division to airframe manufacturer Joby Aviation. Uber Elevate was expected to be a major player in the air taxi market.

Hyundai and Uber team on the S-A1 at CES 2020

Urban Transport

Hyundai unveils new Uber air taxi design

Hyundai has used the grand platform of CES 2020 to unveil its take on the future of urban mobility. At the heart of its plans is its S-A1, an electric flying taxi developed with Uber.

The beehive-inspired Mega Skyport by Dallas-based architecture firm Humphreys & Partners Architects would be a mixed-use development containing offices and retail spaces

Aircraft

The six Skyport designs that could provide the launchpad for Uber's flying taxis

One of the more fanciful aspects of Uber’s flying taxi service is the concept of Skyports, which would be used as a base for electric aircraft to stay charged up and for passengers to hop on and off. Here’s a look at six concepts dreamt up by architects collaborating with Uber on the idea.