Uber and NASA team up to make "flying taxis" a reality

Nicholas Fearn
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Uber and NASA plan to make flying taxis a reality. No, it's not the first of April

Troubled taxi app Uber has teamed up with American space agency NASA to make "flying taxis" a reality, the two organisations announced on Wednesday. Working with NASA, Uber claims that it will d...

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