Top Uber Officials Meet PM Narendra Modi to Discuss Flying Taxis for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with top Uber officials to discuss the future of mass mobility in Bharat, the U.s.-based ride aggregator has announced.

According to an official press release, Eric Allison, the Head of Aviation Programs at Uber and Nikhil Goel, the Head of Product at the company's Aviation unit, met the PM on Friday to hash out how a multi-modal mobility platform can contribute to the economy while helping reduce pollution and congestion.

The coming together reportedly took place in New Delhi on the sidelines of the ongoing Global Mobility Elevation, Move, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Friday, and is being organized by the NITI Aayog to 'showcase innovation and build a platform to shape the future of mobility'.

During the class of the coming together, Allison apprised the PM of the potential of Uber Drag, and showcased the exciting future that Uber Air tin bring to the region and to the world, the press release said.

Attending the Move elevation, Allison stressed on the potent foundation for the next generation of innovations including eVTOLs, carpooling and autonomous vehicles. He as well expressed satisfaction about the meeting and described the Indian PM as 'one of the most visionary leaders in the world today'.

Co-ordinate to him, "The Global Mobility Summit is a great initiative that is recognizing the benefits of shared mobility and looking at ways to reimagine urban mobility in conversation with industry leaders. Uber is committed to partner the govt in this mission to Move India forward".

Uber has been increasingly bullish on India in recent years even every bit it floundered in Mainland china and Southeast Asia. The company's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, before this yr described India as one of Uber'southward "core markets", and said that the company "will be more focused on organic growth" in the country going forwards.

Uber Elevate has also shortlisted multiple Indian cities for its Air Taxi services, and the visitor even came up with an aerial map showcasing the impact of Uber's aerial taxi service in potentially cutting downward travel time in Bombay by equally much every bit 90 per centum.

Source: https://beebom.com/uber-modi-flying-taxi-india/

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