MISSION BAY, SAN FRANSICO — On Tuesday the ridesharing company for the first time offered a look at the inside of its aviation product, Uber Air.<br /><br />On its website, Uber says Uber Air is envisioned as a zero-emission electric air vehicle service, available at the push of a button and created by the company in a bid to ease road congestion.<br /><br />According to the Verge, the interior was designed in partnership with French aerospace company Safran.<br /><br />Four passenger seats are turned outwards to the window in rows of two. Behind the second row is room for storing passenger luggage.<br /><br />The craft is illuminated in blue light and, according to Forbes, it has seats upholstered in aerospace-grade 'ultra leather,' a tough, low-friction material for passengers to easily slide in and out of.<br /><br />According to Forbes, initially, the designers had envisioned a cabin more fitting to the customer's needs with charging points, cupholders, and digital screens. But Ian Scoley, a vice president at Safran's design studio, told Forbes: 'We realized for an 8-minute flight, that's all irrelevant.'<br /> <br />Uber states on its website that it aims to demonstrate flights in 2020 and for the service to become commercially available in 2023.<br /><br />Dallas and Los Angeles will be the first places to offer this service commercially, with Melbourne being the first city outside of the U.S. to host trails.
