Melbourne will join Dallas and Los Angeles as the third city to test Uber Air flights from 2020, with plans for commercial operations from 2023.
Melbourne has been chosen as one of three cities to experience Uber Air before anyone else, with the ride-sharing giant announcing that test flights will begin in 2020.
In a statement on Wednesday, Uber announced Melbourne would join Los Angeles and Dallas as trial cities for the aerial service, which aims to "open up urban air mobility and help alleviate transportation congestion on the ground".
Commercial operation of the service will begin in 2023.
The Victorian government has so far been supportive of the trial.
"We are delighted that Melbourne has been chosen as the first international trial city for Uber Air. Victoria is a dynamic, innovative tech state and an economy leading the Asia Pacific region in transformative technologies,” Victorian Assistant Treasurer Robin Scott said at the Washington Summit where the plans were revealed.
According to Susan Anderson, Regional General Manager for Uber in Australia, New Zealand and North Asia, Australian governments have adopted a "forward-looking approach to ridesharing and future transport technology" - making the ground-breaking trial possible.
