I-Uber iqhathanisa ukuba wusizo kwalezi zimoto zokuthutha nezakhiwo eziphakeme, ikholelwa ukuthi ngokugudluza ezinye zezimoto emoyeni, konga abasebenzisi isikhathi futhi kukhulula amadolobha esiminyaminyeni esikhulayo. Guqula ukuthuthwa kwabagibeli, kusalokhu kuyisiqubulo.
Imoto endizayo yakwa-Uber
Ingu-100% kagesi, inesistimu ye-fly by wire, ingafinyelela kumakhilomitha angu-150 kuya kwangu-200 ngehora, inamakhilomitha angu-60 okuzimela futhi ikwazi ukuthutha abantu abangafika kwabangu-4. Ekuqaleni, zizohlolwa, futhi ukuze kuphephe abagibeli, izihlalo zihlukene nomshayeli. Kodwa esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu bazobe bezimele ngo-100%, bengenayo indawo yomshayeli.
Ngokusho kwabakwa-Uber, le moto isebenza kahle ngokuphindwe ka-10 kunendiza enophephela emhlane, idinga ukulungiswa okuncane ngoba ilula ngomshini futhi ifakwe nohlelo oluvumela ukuthi ihlale ngokuphepha uma kwenzeka indiza iphuka.
Phakathi kozakwethu abehlukene ekuthuthukisweni kwale moto kubalwa i-Embraer.
Lizobiza malini uhambo?
NgokukaJeff Holden: “I-Uber ibingeke yakhe noma yini okungeyona eyawo wonke umuntu. Inhloso yethu wukwenza kushibhe ukusebenzisa i-UberAIR kunemoto.” Lapho yethula i-UberAIR, i-Uber ilindele ukukhokhisa lokho ekukhokhisayo ngohambo lwe-UberX.Isivumelwano ne-NASA sesisayiniwe
I-Uber iveze esiteji esikhulu seNgqungquthela Yewebhu ukuthi isayine isivumelwano sokusebenzisana ne-NASA sokuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwethrafikhi endaweni yasemoyeni yasemadolobheni.
Lesi sivumelwano sokusebenzisana sihlose ukuthuthukisa imiqondo emisha ku-Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) kanye ne-Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Le protocol izosebenza ukusebenza okuphephile nokusebenza kahle kwe-UAS ezindaweni eziphansi.
Ukubamba iqhaza kuka-Uber kuphrojekthi ye-UTM ye-NASA kuzosiza inkampani yethule izindiza zokuqala zokubonisa i-uberAIR ngenani elikhethiwe lamadolobha ase-US ngo-2020. Ukusebenzisana kokuqala kwe-Uber ne-ejensi kahulumeni ukusebenzisa inethiwekhi yokwabelana ngezindiza emhlabeni jikelele.
I-Uber ihlela ukuhlola amathuba engeziwe okubambisana ne-NASA azodlala indima ebalulekile ekuvuleni imakethe entsha yokuhamba komoya emadolobheni. Lokhu kubambisana kuyingxenye yokuzibophezela kwe-NASA kuPhrojekthi ye-UTM, ehlanganisa izikhungo ezimbalwa zomphakathi, zemfundo kanye nezizimele.
I-National Aeronautics and Space Act inikeza i-NASA igunya elikhethekile lokusayina izivumelwano ze-SAA nabalingani abahlukene ukuze iqhubekisele phambili umgomo wayo kanye nokuphishekela imigomo, okuvumela ozakwethu ukuthi bashintshisane ngolwazi futhi basebenzisane ukuze bafinyelele imigomo ethile.
UDkt. Parimal Kopardekar, Uchwepheshe Omkhulu Wezinhlelo Zezokuthutha Ngezindiza e-NASA's Ames Research Center, uzoxhumanisa ukusebenzisana phakathi kwe-Uber ne-NASA.
UJeff Holden, Isikhulu Esiyinhloko Somkhiqizo wakwa-Uber, waphawula: “Lesi sivumelwano sasemkhathini sivula indlela yokuthi i-Uber isebenzisane ne-NASA ukuthuthukisa isizukulwane esilandelayo sobuchwepheshe bokuphatha indawo yomoya. I-uberAIR izosebenzisa izindiza eziningi eziningi nsuku zonke emadolobheni kunangaphambili. Ukwenza kanjalo ngokuphepha nangempumelelo kuzodinga ukushintshwa okujulile kubuchwepheshe bokuphatha indawo yomoya. Ukuhlanganisa amakhono e-Uber yobunjiniyela nentuthuko yesoftware namashumi eminyaka esipiliyoni se-NASA kulo mkhakha kuzonikeza intuthuko ebalulekile ku-Uber Elevate.”
I-UberAIR ifika e-Los Angeles
I-Uber ikhethe i-Los Angeles njengedolobha lesibili laseNyakatho Melika lapho i-uberAIR izotholakala khona. Umgomo uwukuqala ukuhlola le sevisi entsha ngo-2020, ezohlanganisa inethiwekhi yezindiza ezisebenza ngogesi ezizovumela izindiza zasemadolobheni ezinabagibeli abaningi abane. Lezi zimoto zikagesi ezisuka zibheke phezulu nezihlala phansi (ama-VTOL) zihlukile ezindizeni ezinophephela emhlane ngoba zithule, ziphephile, azithengeki kakhulu futhi aziyilungele imvelo.
Isebenzisa idatha evela emizileni edume kakhulu lapho uhamba nge-Uber, futhi ibheka ukuhlinzeka ngenye indlela ohambweni lomgwaqo oluminyene kakhulu, i-uberAIR izoklanywa ukusiza ukwehlisa isiminyaminya sezimoto nezikhathi zokuhamba, okunomthelela ekwehliseni isikhathi eside kwesiminyaminya. ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni emadolobheni.