Uber working to develop flying car models with NASA engineers

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Uber says it's working on developing a model for a flying car.

The idea is to have the flying cars in the country's most congested cities.

NASA aircraft engineer Mark Moore has joined the Uber team to make a commercially available flying car.

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Moore says it will take about three years before a concept car takes flight.

Uber is calling their flying car plan "Uber Elevate".

Uber says summoning a car with the capability of a helicopter will cut travel times and revolutionize commuting.