Carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. revealed plans at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to manufacture electric VerticalTake-Off and Landing (eVTOL) tilt rotor aircraft to serve as air taxis for a planned Uber passenger service called Uber Elevate.This four-rotor aircraft looks like a cross between a radio-controlled drone and the Bell V-280 Valor military tilt rotoraircraft. Like a drone, the Hyundai S-A1 aircraft has numerous rotors that are powered by electric motors. Like the V-280,the S-A1 can be piloted by a human, carries passengers, and tilts its rotors forward for high-speed flight between take-offand landing.
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