Uber yalengeza zakukonzekera kuyesera mayeso a magalimoto awo oyenda chaka chamawa ku Melbourne, Australia. Mzindawu ndi wachitatu wodziwika ndi Uber pantchito yatsopano yamatekisi, pomwe ikugwira ntchito yopanga "netiweki yoyambira padziko lonse lapansi."

Umodzi mwa mizinda yotchuka kwambiri ku Australia uyenera kukhala msika woyamba padziko lonse wa Uber Air, kugonjetsa mizinda ku Brazil, France, India, ndi Japan kuti alowe nawo ku Dallas ndi Los Angeles, ngati malo oyendetsa ntchitoyi. Ndege zoyeserera zikukonzekera 2020, pomwe ntchito zamalonda zikuyenera kuyamba mu 2023.

"Tikufuna kuti zitheke kuti anthu adule batani kuti akwere ndege," a Eric Allison, wamkulu wapadziko lonse lapansi wa Uber Elevate, adatero Lachitatu.

Njira yapaulendo yakonzedwa kuti ifike pamakilomita a 19 kuchokera ku Central Business District (CBD) kupita ku Melbourne Airport ndikutenga mphindi 10, m'malo mwaulendo wamba womwe umatenga kuyambira mphindi 25 mpaka ola limodzi. Ndegeyi akuti ikuyembekezeka kugula ndalama zosakwana $ 90, pafupifupi mtengo wofanana ndiulendo wopita mgalimoto yapamwamba ya Uber Black.

Ntchito yama taxi yakumlengalenga ikuyenera kuyambitsidwa posachedwa kuposa ulalo woyang'anira sitima waku Melbourne. Njanjiyo izilumikiza malo olowera mlengalenga ndi Melbourne CBD pofika 2031.

Ntchito ya Uber Air imati okwera ndege amatha kutenga ndege zowuluka komanso zowuluka (VTOL) zomwe zimatha kuyenda pakati pa 'skyports' zomwe zimatha kufikira mpaka 1,000 pa ola limodzi. Kampaniyi ikugwira ntchito ndi opanga ndege asanu, kuphatikiza Boeing, kuti apange ndege zowakwera mtsogolo.

Komabe, Uber atha kukumana ndi zopinga kuti achite izi, akatswiri ena amakhulupirira. Mwachitsanzo, kusowa kwa malamulo oyenera, kupeza chiphaso chachitetezo, ndi kuvomereza mayendedwe apandege, komanso kumanga zomangamanga.

"Ndingadane kutiona tili pamalo pomwe pali kubwereza kwa magalimoto apamtunda a Uber pomwe maboma sanakonzekere bwino zaukadaulowu, ndipo sakugwira ntchito limodzi ndi makampaniwa kuti awone momwe tingatsimikizire kuti tingathe apindule ndi ukadaulo uwu, osangokhala komwe kuli chisokonezo, "adatero a Jake Whitehead, wofufuza ku University of Queensland.

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“I'd hate to see us be in a position where it's a repeat of Uber ground vehicles where governments aren't adequately prepared for this technology, and aren't proactively working with these companies to look at how to make sure that we can benefit from this technology, and not end up in a situation where it's absolute chaos,” Jake Whitehead, a University of Queensland researcher, said.
One of the most populous cities in Australia is set to become the first international market for Uber Air, beating out cities in Brazil, France, India, and Japan to join Dallas and Los Angeles, as a pilot location for the project.
The aerial route is set to cover 19 kilometers from the Central Business District (CBD) to Melbourne Airport and take around 10 minutes, instead of the usual journey that takes from 25 minutes to around an hour.