The question hanging over everything is whether the rule-setters in Brussels still understand that the sums are better invested in technology than in penalties. The future of air taxis will also be exciting, if they have one. Lilium and Volocopter have bankruptcies worth billions. At the end of the day, Lilium has found an investor whose intentions remain as opaque as a landing in fog. Both want to fly electrically, Lilium also wants to take off vertically and travel horizontally. There are rightly doubts about the technical feat, as well as about the business calculation, in both cases. The pilot to passenger ratio will have to be significantly greater than 1:1 for shuttle operations to be worthwhile. Not to mention announced taxi tariffs. Breaking milestones in a project like this is no shame, but repeatedly letting promises come to nothing is a reason for skepticism. As long as no tax money is wasted, it should be fine. The hope remains that Germany will finally convincingly say yes to cutting-edge technology again. AI with SAP, lithography chips from Zeiss and Trumpf? The country has smart people and fine ideas. To develop it, there is no need for a subsidy race, but rather stimulating conditions, especially less bureaucracy and a lower tax burden. Who has the strength?
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