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thankfully, but for the usual catching up onmovies, listening tomusic or conducting business on video conference calls. Snyder says that Bell’s commitment to innovation reaffirms the company’s proud history of aviation milestones. “Our legacy has always been innovation – look at the firsts we have pioneered. Let’s embrace that past and bring it in to today and drive it in a different direction.” The FCX 001 isn’t the only harbinger of the future of air transportation: Bell Helicopter will also collaborate with Uber to accelerate the eventual large-scale deployment of electric VTOLs in order to fulfil its mission of providing safe, reliable transportation to everyone, everywhere. Snyder concludes, “Uber’s Elevate network is an exciting opportunity for Bell Helicopter to help transform how cities move people and products in the future. While creating a real, viable urban air taxi network isn’t going to happen tomorrow, this future is closer than many people realise. We are optimistic about the positive impact VTOLs will have on addressing transportation challenges in Dallas- Fort Worth and other cities around the globe.”