"Flying Taxi" is generally a near future service using a small fuselage that can fly electrically by applying Drone's technology, IT, venture companies etc. in each country etc. The development competition has begun between.

On October 30, "U-bar", a major car ride sharing service in the United States, opened a business explanatory meeting in Tokyo and revealed that they are considering conducting demonstration experiments of flying taxis in Japan .

This company aims to commercialize "Flying Taxi" by 2023, and also introduced that at the briefing session, we are considering starting services in Japan in addition to the United States.

In a briefing session, Erik Alison, director of the aviation department of Uober, said, "Tokyo and Osaka have a huge potential, I would like to find companies that will become partners for realization."