SmartHop has tapped Amy Liu, formerly of Uber Elevate, as chief of staff and to help build out its New York office. The company also announced the opening of an office in Bogota, Colombia.
Plus: BYD pushes zero emissions mandate in California and Seattle pushes Amazon tax.
Uber and Hyundai have showcased a full-scale prototype of an eVTOL aircraft that will be mass-produced for Uber’s air taxi network.
Request follows FAA approval for Google drones in Virginia.
Passenger and freight coming to a hub near you—sooner than you may think.
Uber plans to roll-out air-taxis by 2020 and has targeted Dallas Fort-Worth, Dubai, and Los Angeles for pilots.
