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"It even goes back to the Wright brothers, where they wanted to develop a transportation solution that people could use every day, in their normal life, " said Mark Moore, Uber’s director of engineering for aviation. The San Francisco-based transportation/tech company said Tuesday they're working with local North Texas governments and real estate developer Hillwood Properties to find suitable locations for vertiports (an airport where aircraft take off and land vertically) around Dallas-Fort Worth.Īs part of the deal with Uber, Hillwood agreed to an ambitious timeline where they will develop at least three North Texas vertiport hubs capable of operating VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing - pronounced Vee-Toll) vehicles on the Uber network by 2020 for flight demonstrations. Uber announced Tuesday they're partnering with Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter and four other aircraft manufacturers to build flying taxis that, if all goes to plan, could be whisking North Texans over the Metroplex in just a few years.

Uber estimates rider costs could be $20 for a 15 minute flight from San Francisco to San Jose - akin to going from Dallas to Fort Worth.Real estate developer Hillwood Properties will develop three North Texas vertiports for demonstrations by 2020.Uber contracting with Bell and other aircraft manufacturers to develop electric VTOL aircraft for taxi service.