Uber could offer self-driving drone taxis in cities within the next ten years

Forget self-driving cars, soon you could be travelling around the city in self-driving drones. The taxi-finding app Uber is researching the plausibility of using vertical takeoff aircraft to fly its customers around cities. The technology could be available within a decade, according to Jeff Holden, head of products at Uber. Forget self-driving cars, soon you could be travelling around a city in self-driving drones. Artist's concept of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft being developed by Aurora Flight Sciences for the US military is shown Jeff Holden, head of products at Uber told Recode he has been researching the idea of self-driving drones, so the company'can someday offer our customers as many options as possible to move around.' Mr Holden said landing on top of buildings in cities would help reduce commuting time and congestion dramatically.