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it's no secret that human population
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increases over the last decade have
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developed into a transportation problem
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traffic jams once only an issue in the
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most congested areas during peak travel
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seasons are now a common occurrence in
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less than a decade the gig economy made
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famous by rideshare companies like uber
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could include space pilots for hire
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earlier this year nasa partnered with
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joby aviation an aviation company out of
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northern california to test a futuristic
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air taxi
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the small aircraft with its six rotors
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in rounded shape was designed from day
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one to have a low noise profile and
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blend into the environment of busy city
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life
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on a single charge joby aviation's air
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taxi was able to complete a 150 mile
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flight that's equivalent of los angeles
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to san diego or seattle to vancouver an
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incredible step towards lower emissions
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but it's not all clear skies the
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electric air taxi humans have not been
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great about their manipulation of the
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natural environment
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if the space trash of dead satellites
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and other tech orbiting around the plan
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is any indication humans are going to
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treat the skies like one big blue
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garbage dump regardless joby aviation
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acquired uber elevates air taxi program
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and is backed by toyota they hope to
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begin commercial passenger service by
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2024. if that comes to pass it won't be
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long before hitting up steve on your
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uber air app yes this could be
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disastrous on the long term
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but hey getting to las vegas just got a
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little easier
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hi i'm c.k kimball with the tundra
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enthusiast network thanks for watching
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In less than a decade, the “gig-economy” (made famous by rideshare companies like Uber) could include pilots. For two weeks NASA partnered with Joby Aviation, an electric aviation company based in Northern California, to test a futuristic “air taxi” with the purpose of moving cargo and passengers in and between cities.
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