The spokesperson said in a statement:

"We're incredibly bullish on the future of aerial ride-sharing. Under the leadership of Eric Allison, the Elevate team is set up for success and will continue to chart the course for this growing industry."

jeff holden who was leading Uber's flying car initiative, has left the company, per two people familiar — ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) May 17, 2018

Uber's head of flying vehicles, Jeff Holden, per internal announcement just made by @dkhos — Amir Efrati (@amir) May 17, 2018

Jeff Holden came to Uber four years ago after former CEO Travis Kalanick hired him from Groupon. He was one of the execs behind UberPool and apparently one of the people responsible for creating Uber's controversial values, which include "toe-stepping" and an "always be hustlin'" mentality. After Kalanick stepped down, new chief Dara Khosrowshahi quickly sought to rewrite Uber's company culture to focus on doing what's right. A number of Kalanick-era executives left the company after Khosrowshahi took over, and Holden is merely the latest to say goodbye.