Feb 7, 2017

Uber hires 'flying car engineer' from Nasa

Mark Moore is joining Uber's Elevate division as its director of engineering for aviation. Uber's interest in flying cars was outlined in a White Paper in October, which discussed vertical take-off and landing on-demand aviation. Uber is already investing in self-driving cars, with partnerships with Volvo and Daimler. In its White Paper, Uber said that on-demand aviation "Has the potential to radically improve urban mobility, giving people back time lost in their daily commutes". Mr Moore explored a similar concept in a paper published while he was at Nasa.

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