Japan pushes for flying cars, Uber and Airbus in the list

Flying cars

that can zoom over congested roads are closer to reality than many people can think. In order to bring airborne vehicles to its country in the next decade,

Japan

is making a big push to develop flying cars . Lately, it enlisted companies including Uber Technologies Inc. and

Airbus

SE in a government-led group that comprises about 20 companies, including Boeing Co., NEC Corp., a Toyota Motor Corp.-backed startup called Cartivator, ANA Holdings Inc., Japan Airlines Co., and Yamato Holdings Co.


It must be noted that on May 8, 2018 Uber unveiled flying car prototype that hopes to offer rides through by 2023, starting in Dallas and Los Angeles. For this it partners with NASA to design urban air-traffic control system.