Uber to add Blade helicopter rides through expanded Joby partnership

Uber A new driving sharing: He is fighting helicopters.

On Wednesday, Ride Hailing Company said that he would start Blade helicopter driving with his partnership in 2026. Joby AviationAn electric air taxi manufacturer.

In August, the announcement comes after Joby closed the purchase of a helicopter of $ 125 million and Blade, a air -transport company. The agreement did not include the company’s medical organ transplant section. Blade said he rented at least 50,000 passengers from 12 urban terminals last year.

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Uber has long desired to bring air transport to his platform.

The company first announced a partnership with Joby in 2019. Uber then sold Elevate Flying Taxi section to Joby in 2020.

Andrew Macdonald, Chairman of Uber’s President and Business Chief, said that the partnership would start customers for “new generation travel” and developed the company’s long -standing belief in air transportation. The company said it would offer more details about booking driving closer to the exit.

For years, Joby has been fighting competitors to offer air taxi solutions to the market. Defenders of technology say they can prevent traffic congestion and reduce emissions, but companies are still competing for the Federal Aviation Administration’s regulatory approval.

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