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Uber Air Set To Launch In Australia’s Melbourne City. by Johnnyoungster(m): 11:51am On Jun 13, 2019 |
Uber elevate popularly known as Uber Air is already in Australia’s Melbourne city, and would be the first in the world outside of the United States, the company stated on Wednesday after launching the Uber Airs aerial ride-sharing pilot program it in the city. [img][/img] As reported by Efe news, Uber announced in a statement that “Test flights (are) due to start from 2020 and plans for commercial operations (will) commence from 2023,” In the Country alone more than 3.8 million use Uber, as shared by the regional General Manager for Uber in Australia, New Zealand and North Asia, Susan Anderson, on Tuesday at a company meeting in Washington. “Australian governments have adopted a forward-looking approach to ride-sharing and future transport technology,” said Anderson. “This, coupled with Melbourne’s unique demographic and geo-spatial factors, and culture of innovation and technology, makes Melbourne the perfect third launch city for Uber Air,” she added. The company Uber has seen seven successful years since its inception in the country, reported that traffic congestion costs Australia a whooping AU$16.5 billion (US$11.47 billion) each year and it is anticipated that in 2030 the figure will go up to AU$30 billion. “In the long term, the vision is for safe, quiet electric vehicles transporting tens of thousands of people across cities for the same price as an UberX trip over the same distance,” Uber’s statement said. Dallas and Los Angeles in the US are the other two pilot cities. Source: http://jaycrazy.com/uber-air-set-to-launch-in-australias-melbourne-city/
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Re: Uber Air Set To Launch In Australia’s Melbourne City. by MobilityExpress: 5:47pm On Jun 13, 2019 |
On the positive side, quicker transportation, more jobs. On the negative side, more air crashes due to air traffic congestion, more 911 loading etc. Any government that can find the balance point, will birth the future of human cities. |
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