Flying taxis a step closer after deal with German airports

These bizarre-looking vertical takeoff taxis will soon be operating between cities around the world after the German company behind it signed its first deals with local airports.

The German start-up Lilium, located in the southern German state of Bavaria, is positioning itself to be the global leader in regional electric air mobility and the company has already planned hubs in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the US state of Florida, with passenger flights projected from 2024 onwards.