Uber and AT&T testing 5G for flying cars

The partnership supports the efforts of Elevate, Uber‘s air mobility unit. The multi-phase collaboration is testing ways that operational systems communications networks can enhance safety and reliability for aerial ridesharing and cargo delivery. One problem that currently exists in the conversation about eVTOLS is that wireless networks are not built to extend very high into the sky, as anyone who’s flaunted FAA regulations and tried to eek out the last seconds of service in an airplane can attest.