Uber in self-managing taxi drone

- Taxi app Uber has designs in the works for self-managing taxi drones. The drone taxi would be one of the many forms in order to combat traffic in cities.

Reported technology site Recode Monday. The main production Jeff Holden says that after auto parts with Ubers, short flights within towns next project for the fast growing app business.

In addition, it uses the VTOL technology, with vertically rising and countries of taxis, unlike the standard multiple helicopter rotors.

They are the future, says Holden, as most cars according Uber already self. An air taxi with batteries could make them quieter.

The technology is in an early stage but would be ready within ten years for increased production.