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Web Desk — SkyDrive, a Japanese company specializing in eVTOL, has partnered with Suzuki to develop a two-seat electric flying car.
SkyDrive, a startup that develops zero-emission flying vehicles and heavy-lift cargo drones, and Suzuki Motor Corporation, a leading automaker, have announced their partnership to commercialize flying cars (formally known as eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft).
In many countries around the world, the development of flying cars is being promoted as a new advancement in the field of mobility. The Public-Private Council for Air Mobility Revolution was established in Japan in 2018.
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Taxi services are expected to be available in urban areas, new modes of transportation for remote islands and mountainous regions, and emergency transportation during disasters. For the start of business in 2023 and full-scale deployment in 2030, both the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) have developed a roadmap.
Designing a system for future air mobility
It was established in July 2018 with a mission to ‘lead a once-in-a-century mobility revolution’. Since then, it has advanced the development of flying cars and cargo drones while working with other organizations to promote a shared vision of a future in which air mobility is an everyday means of transportation.
It is a leading manufacturer of flying cars in Japan, and it is currently working on developing a compact, two-seat electric-powered flying car with plans for full-scale production.
Currently, it is the only company in Japan that has successfully conducted manned test flights and is involved in designing a system for future air mobility as part of Japan’s public-private council for advanced air mobility.
The company’s cargo drones, which can transport payloads of up to 30kg, are already being used in Japan, mostly in mountainous areas. The company plans to launch a flying car service in the Osaka Bay area in 2025.
Collaborating to attain carbon neutrality
SkyDrive intends to launch an air taxi service during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan, as well as in other regions of Japan.
Suzuki will be able to explore and potentially add flying cars as a fourth mobility business as a result of the partnership with SkyDrive. Two companies will begin to collaborate in areas of business and technology, including technology R&D, planning manufacturing and mass-production systems, developing overseas markets, with an initial focus on India, and promoting carbon neutrality.
