Uber Elevate White Paper
Oct. 27, 2016: AHS International — The Vertical Flight Technical Society — congratulates Uber Technologies, Inc., for its bold new plan to transform urban transportation with electric VTOL aircraft.
Uber Elevate White Paper, Medium.com, Oct. 27 (99 pages)
Uber, which revolutionized on-demand mobility with its ride-sharing mobile app and innovative business model, has now unveiled a white paper on what it hopes will transform on-demand mobility from solely ground-based to the third dimension.
As previously announced by AHS International, and presented at the AHS-led Transformative Vertical Flight Workshop on Sept. 29, Uber seeks to unlock the potential of cities with all electric vertical flight aircraft. AHS International provided support and feedback to Uber on the Elevate White Paper (see pg 9).
Read more:
- Transformative Vertical Flight Initiative, vtol.org
- Inside Uber's Plan to Take Over the Skies with Flying Cars, Wired.com, Oct. 27, 2016
- Uber Details Vision For Urban Vertical-Lift Ridesharing, Aviation Week, Oct. 27, 2016 (free registration required)
- Uber Statement on Electric VTOL, vtol.org, Sept. 29, 2016
- Uber Joins Race for VTOL, vtol.org, Sept. 25, 2016
UPDATE: Uber Elevate Press Releases, April 25, 2017
Posted Oct. 27, 2016. Update May 4, 2017.