This 28-person startup took a big first step towards launching a nationwide flying taxi service by 2022

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• Flying vehicle startup Vertical Aerospace has conducted the first test flight of its electric vertical take off and landing aircraft.
• The firm hopes to provide inter-city flights to up to two passengers within four years.
• It's the latest in a long line of companies racing to provide flying-taxi services, including Uber, Kitty Hawk, and Rolls Royce.

Uber isn't the only firm that wants to make flying taxis a reality. Bristol-based startup Vertical Aerospace says it wants to provide an intercity flying taxi service in the UK by 2022.

The company was founded in 2016 by OVO Energy CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick, and now it's conducted its first test flight.

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