Uber and Google's Larry Page are just a few interested in vertical take-off jets

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Uber wants to take your commute to the skies.

Uber is interested in using small planes that can vertically take off for short-haul trips within cities, Uber's head of products Jeff Holden recently told Recode. Holden added that a commercial aircraft could be viable within a decade.

But Uber isn't the only company intrigued by the potential of jets that can take off without a runway - here are 5 others: