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Re:Lilium to build out infra for flying taxis with 10 vertip... by micahjm on Friday January 29, 2021 @02:00AM (#25954822)
Very cool. I’m curious, why did they chose Florida?
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Re:Lilium to build out infra for flying taxis with 10 vertip... by ThePadawan on Friday January 29, 2021 @04:03AM (#25955450)
In addition to what my sibling comment said, Florida also has lots of islands to travel between, and very stable weather.
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Re:Lilium to build out infra for flying taxis with 10 vertip... by Fezzik on Friday January 29, 2021 @02:15AM (#25954901)
It sounds like it’s to take tourists, of which there are many, from one destination to another. Florida also has a lot of wealthier, older, retired people that may use the service (my hunch). Florida is also very flat, which I imagine helps keep costs low.
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