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Flying cars could take off as soon as 2023 KNOWLEDGE SIR . LAS VEGAS — While CES attendees are still quite a few years away from being able to hop in a flying car and travel to the annual technology show, several concepts displayed at the 2019 event this week provided a glimpse of what the future could look like. That starts with hailing an Uber copter — possibly as soon as the mid 2020s. At CES, Textron's Bell division, a partner in the Uber Elevate flying car initiative, showed off its new air taxi concept called the Nexus. While it may fly, make no mistake, the Nexus looks more like a car than an airplane. The concept uses six tilted fans to aid in takeoffs and landings, which are powered by a hybrid-electric propulsion system. Inside the vehicle, four passengers and a pilot can see their flight path projected onto a screen. Uber has said it's planning to  roll out its air vehicles by 2023 in certain cities , targeting the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Los An...