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Lilium’s luchttaxi

Getting around like in a cab, but in the air, four times faster, at a competitive price and orderable via an app. This is what German start-up Lilium hopes to achieve within four years. It designed a prototype for an air cab that has since made a successful maiden flight.Text: Bart-jan Brouwer
Online editing: Mical Joseph

Flying Uber

Getting around like in a cab, but in the air, four times faster, at a competitive price and orderable via an app. This is what the German start-up Lilium hopes to achieve within four years. It designed a prototype for an air cab that has since made a successful maiden flight. The Lilium Aircraft can take off and land vertically, has no propellers and does not use energy-guzzling drone technology. It is powered by 36 electric motors, reaches a maximum speed of 300 km/h and has a range of 300 kilometers. The first prototype accommodated two passengers, now it has been further developed to fit five passengers. Worldwide, Lilium is in talks with a number of cities to deploy the project commercially.

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LXRY LIST

LXRY List 2022, the annual tome of innovative items and addresses, casts a glance into the distance, where new opportunities shine. Entrepreneurship for a better world. Not only for him, her and them, but also for animals. For example, Rewilding Europe is committed to helping disappearing species by making more space for true wilderness, "our own Yellowstone. And De Apostelhoeve is taking advantage of global warming by growing wine on the hills of Limburg and gaining international recognition for it. In addition to these burgeoning economies, there is also plenty of attention to sustainable initiatives. Like Cartier's new Tank Must, a watch that runs on solar energy. A car as a driving vacuum cleaner. A lamp against light pollution. A flying Uber. But this list also includes, for example, a trip to the South Pole for $250,000 and an over-the-top hotel stay at Louis XIV's retreat in Versailles. Après nous, le déluge? No, but there may also be room to enjoy and experience in the new world.

LXRY LIST 2022