Uber CEO: Flying taxis will be a real business in 5-10 years

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.

Uber is looking to spread from the roads to the skies.

This week Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recommitted to the company's goal of offering flying taxis as a transportation option — and not in the distant future but in the next five to 10 years.

SEE ALSO: Here's what Uber for the skies might feel like

At a Tokyo investor forum Tuesday, Khosrowshahi said he saw flying cars as a viable option for Uber users to get around cities and nearby locations, according to Reuters. Read more...

More about Uber, Flying Cars, Vtol, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Evtol

from Mashable http://ift.tt/2GyqUsu