This document discusses Uber's plans for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air transportation called UberAIR. It outlines the costs and time savings compared to ground transportation options. It also provides details on the initial vehicle sizing and mission parameters, including a cruise speed of 150 mph and capacity for 1 pilot and 4 passengers. Projected costs per passenger mile decrease significantly over time as battery, vehicle, and operational technologies improve through scaling and autonomy.

1. Mark Moore
Director of Engineering, Vehicle Systems
Uber
Elevate

2. BUY FOOTAGE

5. $60
$39
$90
Cost to
Operate
Personal
Vehicle
uberX
uberPOOL
uberAIR
Mode
of Transit
Cost Per
Passenger
Total
Minutes
60 min
69 min
72 min
10 min
11 min
5 min = 33 min
Price : Time Tradeoffs
(Typical 25 mile trip)
Skyport
access time
Passenger
pooling time
Skyport
egress
time
2 min
3 min 2 min

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60 mi Sizing Mission
25 mi Nominal Mission
150 mph Cruise
1 Pilot + 4 Pax
Reserves: Balked Landing + 6 mi
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25%
50%
75%
100%
BatterySoC 3 hrs Continuous Ops

9. Dynamic Skylane Networks

10. Transformational Costs
Enabled by paradigm shifts in technology and operations
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$2
$4
$6
$8
$10
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$/passengermile
$0.44
$1.84
$5.73
$8.93
eVTOL
Technology
Energy Cost - $0.12 / kWh
$400 per kW Battery
750 Cycle Battery Life
$1.7M Vehicle Cost
Ridesharing
Economics
700 to 2100 hr/year Utilization
2 -> 2.68 Avg Passengers
Scaled Manufacturing
& Autonomy
2000 Cycle Battery
$200 per kW Battery
$750k Vehicle
4 Passengers / No Pilot

11. Vehicles

13. Battery
Characteristics
+
Charge
Hover climb
Hover climb
Cruise
Balked
landing

14. Dallas
LosAngeles
3rd International City Selection

16. uber.com/air
elevate@uber.com