Ready for a Taxi Flight?
German startup Lilium doesn’t just want to fly you around in an air taxi — it wants to fly you and your squad.
While many companies in the same space have focused on developing flying cars with just two seats, the startup has spent the past two years working on the Lilium Jet, an air taxi that seats five.
The all-electric Lilium Jet has a top speed of 300 kmh (186 mph) and a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), according to a press release.
The maiden flight didn’t test either of those limits — in the video, the craft lifts straight up into the air and straight back down — but it did mark a major milestone along Lilium’s path to an expected 2025 launch of its on-demand air taxi service in cities across the globe.
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While many companies in the same space have focused on developing flying cars with just two seats, the startup has spent the past two years working on the Lilium Jet, an air taxi that seats five.
The all-electric Lilium Jet has a top speed of 300 kmh (186 mph) and a range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), according to a press release.
The maiden flight didn’t test either of those limits — in the video, the craft lifts straight up into the air and straight back down — but it did mark a major milestone along Lilium’s path to an expected 2025 launch of its on-demand air taxi service in cities across the globe.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=8qotuu8JjQM]
