Tag: E-volo
Dirk Hoke to run air taxi company
Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The German air taxi start-up Volocopter from Karlsruhe is bringing a former Airbus manager to the top of the company. Dirk Hoke, former head of Airbus Defense &…
Lilium wants to simplify high-flyers significantly
Frankfurt The German air taxi company Lilium wants to simplify its planned electric VTOL aircraft. “By designing a slightly larger and more powerful engine, we will reduce the number of…
Yunex & Volocopter: Benetton Holding has ambitious growth targets
Milan In Germany, the Benettons are almost only known for their colorful sweaters. The dynasty from northern Italy is not only in fashion, but also owns real estate in 13…
Siemens sells traffic technology subsidiary Yunex to Italian Atlantia
Traffic lights at a street crossing Yunex offers intelligent road traffic control solutions. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Rome Siemens is selling its traffic technology subsidiary Yunex Traffic to the Italian infrastructure…
Sind Europas Milliarden-Start-ups zu fabelhaft, um wahr zu sein?
Sechs Worte sind es nur, und sie machen Wagniskapitalgeber nervös. „Building a fintech company – stealth mode“, steht im Profil von Iris Liliana Bleck auf der Karriereplattform LinkedIn. Wer in…
BMW is intensifying its search for start-ups
Munich The BMW Group is increasing its pace in the search for innovative start-ups. The venture capital division BMW i Ventures is to give the car company even more access…
German companies are making up ground
Jet by Lilium (illustration) The air taxi should someday fly autonomously over cities like New York. (Photo: lilium) Munich Most of the inventions relating to air taxis still come from…
These are the silent stars of the aviation industry
Wingcopter delivery drone The start-up from Weiterstadt near Darmstadt is very far in the development of the delivery drone and already has specific orders in Japan, for example. (Photo: Wingcopter)…
$ 100 million for air taxi from China
Munich, Düsseldorf A German investor makes the next huge deal in the hotly contested air taxi segment: Lukasz Gadowski and Team Global are investing 100 million dollars in the Chinese…
Chip maker Micron is investing 150 billion euros in factories
Munich It’s a huge sum: the chip company Micron plans to spend 150 billion dollars over the next ten years – for new plants and for research and development. Europe…
Japan attacks – with German help
Tokyo When the world exhibition begins in Osaka in four years’ time, several start-ups want to usher in the air taxi business – including the German company Volocopter. “The aim…
ITS Mobility Congress in Hamburg: What makes trucks superfluous?
Hamburg The large project of the Hamburg port operator HHLA has shrunk to the size of a model railway: the container station for the Hyperloop tube railway only exists as…
Do not write off flight taxes too quickly
Animation of the new seven-seater flying taxi from Lilium The German air taxi startup will in future be listed on the US technology exchange Nasdaq. (Photo: Lilium) Whenever things get…
Air taxi start-up Lilium is collecting less money than hoped
Lilium Electric air taxis, micro planes with seven seats, are supposed to bring managers and tourists to their destination directly from the front door. Dusseldorf The idea can inspire: Electric…