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October 22, 2019

Lilium vs Volocopter: battle of the air taxis

Both startups need to convince regulators and the public that their planned air taxi services could start running in cities in the next few years.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

It is the battle of the test flights. Today both Lilium and Volocopter set out to prove that their electric urban vehicles can fly as promised.

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