According to the Herald Sun, Melbourne could be flying in the sky within five years, and people could summon them through smartphones.
Victoria's capital city is competing with Sydney and other cities around the world, hoping to become the first city in the world to experiment with flying cars.
The chief executive of Uber is meeting with Australian politicians, transportation authorities and property developers to discuss "flying cars" projects.
They even identified a possible route for the Uber, saying Melbourne airport and downtown traffic would be reduced to five minutes.
If Melbourne is chosen, the mode of traffic will be piloted as early as 2020. Passengers may be able to share this cheap short flight in 2023.
Last year, Los Angeles and Dallas became two of Uber's first cities to test air traffic. But Uber said it was looking for cities outside the United States to test UberAir. before fully implementing the service.
Nikhil Goel, director of aviation products at Uber, said they had identified Sydney and Melbourne as candidates for the pilot cities, given population density, proximity to the airport and traffic congestion.
"the population of both cities will double in the next 30 years," Goel said. Both Sydney and Melbourne spend a lot of time on traffic because of traffic jams. "
Goel and Mark Moore, director of aviation engineering, will meet this week with transportation directors, regulators, property developers, banks and Australian companies, including Qantas. If the plan goes ahead, Uber will work with developers in selected cities to build 25 "air ports" within and around the city.
Travelers can use smartphone software to call a UberAir. They can call an Uber to the air port and travel through the city in UberAir.
It is reported that Uber's air vehicle can ride four passengers and an experienced pilot. Compared with the average helicopter, the flying car is quieter and more efficient.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority says it will work with companies to meet the challenges of urban flight. Moore points out that the economic model shows that by 2025, the cost of flying vehicles will be similar to that of UberX.. But the cost will be even more expensive before the facility is built.
Uber will select the right city by the end of this year. But Goel says Australia already has an advantage. "one of the things I like about Australia is the weather here. In terms of flight, I vote Australia compared to London."