See inside Uber's first passenger drone, which could eventually fly passengers at 150 mph while burning no fossil fuels

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Uber Air has collaborated with Bipolar Studio to make a full scale mock-up of the first interiors.

Uber Air has collaborated with Bipolar Studio to make a full scale mock-up of the first interiors.
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The company is calling this a "North Star" model that will guide future designs that actually fly.

The company is calling this a "North Star" model that will guide future designs that actually fly.
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Eventually, the service could cost about as much as an Uber Black ride, executives said — and be just as posh.

Eventually, the service could cost about as much as an Uber Black ride, executives said — and be just as posh.

The aircraft can hold up to four passengers, not including the pilots.

The aircraft can hold up to four passengers, not including the pilots.
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Here's a view from the front, without rotors or any propulsion force yet.

Here's a view from the front, without rotors or any propulsion force yet.

"I think we’re at a transitional time for designs like this to serve as the influential typology in aerial ride-sharing standards for generations of aircraft to come," John Battlement, Uber Air's head of design, said in a press release.

"I think we’re at a transitional time for designs like this to serve as the influential typology in aerial ride-sharing standards for generations of aircraft to come," John Battlement, Uber Air's head of design, said in a press release.
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The seats look more at home in a luxury SUV than a traditional helicopter.

The seats look more at home in a luxury SUV than a traditional helicopter.

The interior is completely customizable for any operator, depending on how they want to best serve customers.

The interior is completely customizable for any operator, depending on how they want to best serve customers.
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"While the cabin may be minimal in some ways, it’s absolutely purpose built to the mission," the team behind the design said, adding that safety was paramount for every feature.

"While the cabin may be minimal in some ways, it’s absolutely purpose built to the mission," the team behind the design said, adding that safety was paramount for every feature.

There's space for luggage in addition to passengers.

There's space for luggage in addition to passengers.
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The butterfly doors scream James Bond movie.

The butterfly doors scream James Bond movie.

Here's a view of the cabin all loaded up with passengers.

Here's a view of the cabin all loaded up with passengers.
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The theoretical cockpit is just as futuristic

The theoretical cockpit is just as futuristic

Here's a closer look at the control systems.

Here's a closer look at the control systems.
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