volocopter debuts in u.s.a. at ces18 as the first autonomous all-electric passenger-carrying drone. the drone’s at-a-glance timeline is volocopter’s first manned flight occurred in 2011 and at ces it’s announced the finished product should be available in five years / 2023. because intel is now on board the prototype is labeled a flying supercomputer. the videos may raise more questions than answers.
above > my mind’s first image of uber taking to the skies
in september 2016 business insider wrote about six companies who were interested in vertical take-off jets. one was larry page who has invested into startup zee.aero
below> a trademark drawing from larry page
in november 2017 space.com posts a story of uber teaming up with nasa to develop airspace-management technologies which include’flying cars’.
below > nasa storyline photo…
below > images from uber elevate story
below >my mind’s most recent image of uber taking to the skies. feeling uber gets points for thinking large and i’ll enjoy revisiting this article in 10 years and being oh so wrong.
