German start - up Lilium has completed the first phase of testing for its electric prototype flying taxi . Yemsi worked as head of program quality for the highly successful Airbus A350 aircraft. The two - seater plane , which has 36 electric jet engines attached to the wings , made the switch from vertical to level flight , and flew at a speed of 100 km / h . Lilium claims the final version of the air taxi will have a range of 300 km and a top speed of 300 km / h . It 's on track to launch commercial operations in 2025 .
German start - up Lilium has completed the first phase of testing for its electric prototype flying taxi . The two - seater plane , which has 36 electric jet engines attached to the wings , made the switch from vertical to level flight , and flew at a speed of 100 km / h . Lilium claims the final version of the air taxi will have a range of 300 km and a top speed of 300 km / h . It 's on track to launch commercial operations in 2025 .