Flying taxi start-up hires designer behind modern Mini, Fiat 500 Flying taxi start-up hires designer behind modern Mini, Fiat 500 April 24, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Lilium, a startup with ambitions to put electric “flying taxis” in the air next decade, has hired Frank Stephenson, the designer behind several iconic cars such as the Mini, Fiat 500 and McLaren P1.