Joby Aviation's electric air taxi. Joby is one of four industry partners aiming to support regional eVTOL air taxi networks connecting Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and eventually Houston. [Photo: Joby]
The U.S. DOT unveiled the selections with a minute-long video that opens with "The Jetsons" cartoon family buzzing around the sky in a flying car. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy calls what's coming to Texas "Ubers in the air."