Uber has revealed for the first time what it will be like to take one of its flying taxis.
The minicab firm released new video footage on Wednesday as it announced it would be bringing testing of the airborne cars to Los Angeles by 2020.
It had already announced plans to introduce the scheme in Dallas and Dubai.
Speaking at the global Web Summit in Lisbon, chief product officer Jeff Holden also said the company has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to create a new air traffic control system to manage the aircraft.
In the previously unseen video, a woman walks up to a "skyport" on the roof of tall building in order to catch an UberAIR flight.
She checks in with the Uber app and then joins three other passengers in an electric plane. It then takes off like a helicopter.
The taxis will first be operated by a pilot but will become self-driving once national regulations allow it.
Uber previously revealed it wants to branch out into aviation and allow customers be picked up by an airborne taxi at the push of a button.
It said plans to operate the four-person VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) crafts will be part of its Elevate scheme.
As part of the scheme, Uber will operate a network of aircraft in numerous cities worldwide which will be able to soar above traffic jams in densely populated areas.
Uber said the vehicles, which can travel up to 200mph, differ from helicopters in that they are much quieter, safer, more affordable and more environmentally-friendly.
Mr Holden said the company expected LA residents to be making "heavy use" of the service by the time the city hosts the 2028 Olympics.
He said: “Technology will allow LA residents to literally fly over the city's historically bad traffic, giving them time back to use in far more productive ways, whether more leisure time with friends and family or more time to work.
“At scale, we expect uberAIR will perform tens of thousands of flights each day across the city – at those levels, all the time savings will have a noticeable positive impact on the region's economy.
“By the time the Olympics come in 2028, we believe Los Angeles residents will be making heavy use of UberAIR, showcasing one of the most advanced urban transportation systems to the world, and because uberAIR is all-electric from day one, it will have a net positive impact on the environment."
Mayor Eric Garcetti added: “LA is the perfect testing ground for this new technology, and I look forward to seeing it grow in the coming years.”
