Strong undercurrents of public acceptance as a theme here at #uberelevate; Secretary Chao calls on innovators to help educate the public to enable Urban Air Mobility.

“We can compete in the marketplace, but we can’t compete on safety” Sean Cassidy from Amazon Prime Air talks about the safety philosophy at #UberElevate and the need for collective, collaborative approaches on industry consensus standards and reporting tools.

Dan Elwell talks about transforming the The FAA ✈️ into a “responsive regulator” that is data driven. Urban Air Mobility will enabled by addressing issues “methodically, collaboratively and by multiple agencies” #UberElevate

So... I think the absence of fireplace screensavers on those big screens during the ‘fireside chat’ at #UberElevate are a missed opportunity. 🤔 🤦‍♂️

Announcing Melbourne, Australia as its international city partner, Uber demonstrates its “mastery of data” mentioned this morning. This data can drive decisions for aircraft movements and skyport placement to reduce congestion, and improve travel times. #UberElevate

Great to see the recognition of the user experience at #UberElevate: “Scale of intimacy and connection” that is absent in contemporary aviation. Interesting conversations to be had balancing that experience with the safety and security requirements of modern air travel.

Neat highlight at #UberElevate: Bell has a few simulators variants of its proposed pilot-aircraft interface. They also have a survey to assess pilot workload as part of its Human Factors analysis. 🕹 #UberElevate

Wait. Burnham and her mom are chummy college buds? Is there a TNG-style “Family” episode explaining their relationship? Did I miss that? 🤔 #StarTrekDiscovery

So this week’s New Yorker cover is pretty relatable. ... Maybe a little too on the nose?

Love how in #TheExpanse the UN Minister of Transportation has a degree in drone avionics! 🤓 And then becomes UN Secretary-General... circumstances aside 😳*ahem* #dronesafety #droneavionics #dronesforgood #TheExpanse506

So that’s the first week of 2021. ... Is it 2022 yet?

So today is the last day of 2020, right?

I’m safe on Mars. Perseverance will get you anywhere. #CountdownToMars

See how we’re celebrating being part of the Hyundai Motor Group! Check out Spot meeting BTS at Hyundai Worldwide and visit our blog for the behind the scenes story: bit.ly/3drIhxX

I feel seen by Anne Hathaway. #SolosPrime

Where is Adele’s holiday album?

Sigh. It’s been a week, so I was looking forward to my free ‘Emergency Pizza’ from Domino's Pizza. 🚨🚨 Someone stole a slice! Who steals a single slice of emergency pizza? 🍕

Uh, Domino's Canada can I get some insight here? Somebody took out a slice of my order before handoff to me by your delivery driver. Two calls to the 572 Montreal Rd. location: not helpful. They promised a replacement, which didn’t arrive, then said only the owner can help. Wha?