Uber wants to launch 'flying cars' by 2020

SAN FRANCISCO - Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal of putting demonstration projects in place by 2020.

The ride-sharing giant announced a series of partnerships to manufacture "vertical takeoff and landing" vehicles and put networks in place, a system dubbed Uber Elevate.

The partner cities working with Uber are Dubai and the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis in Texas.