How Uber Plans to Launch Electric Air Taxi Flights in 2026

Platform users in Dubai could hail rides on Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi as soon as this year.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Uber users in Dubai could hail flights on Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi as soon as this year. [Credit: Uber]

Key Takeaways:

Uber has partnered with Joby Aviation to launch "Uber Air," an on-demand electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi service, with initial passenger flights expected to begin in Dubai later this year.
The service will integrate seamlessly into the Uber app, allowing riders to book Joby's four-passenger eVTOL air taxis, which are designed for quiet, all-electric flights up to 100 miles at 200 mph, along with ground connections.
This marks Uber's renewed effort in aerial ridesharing after its previous Uber Elevate initiative was acquired by Joby, with Joby leveraging its proprietary ElevateOS platform for operations and pursuing a UAE qualification program for early passenger flights ahead of full FAA certification.

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Uber as soon as this year will add a quiet, all-electric, aerial complement to its ground-based ride-hailing platform.

Uber and Joby Aviation on Thursday unveiled “Uber Air”—a new, on-demand service using Joby’s four-passenger, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi. Joby said it expects to carry its first passengers later this year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where the partners shared a first look at Uber Air during a product and flight demonstration.