Uber’s elevate shortlists five countries

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ber has shortlisted five countries including Australia, France, India, Brazil and Japan that could be home to the first international Uber Air City within the next five years.

Uber Elevate, the ride-hailing platform’s aerial taxi arm announced the shortlisted countries at the first “Uber Elevate Asia Pacific Expo” in Tokyo.

Uber will choose one of the cities from the above five shortlisted countries as its third launch city for flying taxis – after Dallas and Los Angeles in the US.

Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru are the most congested cities in the world, as to travel a few miles could take over an hour. Uber Air offers tremendous potential to help create an alternative transport option that goes over congestion instead of adding to it” according to an Uber statement.

“We see much potential in flying cars, and we anticipate that flying cars can be used not only to help solve traffic congestion in urban areas, but it will also help with increasing mobility between city centres and remote islands and mountainous areas.