is also working on a flying car, as is Uber Technologies Inc. Google co-founder Larry Page’s Kitty Hawk Corp.
Japan isn’t the only country seeking to usher in a flying-car utopia Dubai, Singapore, and New Zealand have expressed similar intentions. It’s being tested in a large 10-meter-by-20-meter cage that’s 2 meters tall, to make sure it doesn’t fly out of control and injure someone, or cause damage. It’s about 3.9 meters long, 3.7 meters wide and 1.3 meters tall, and weighs about 150 kilograms. NEC engineers and Cartivator, which it sponsors, spent about a year developing the model.
It will first cover the 178-mile route between.
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Instead project partner Cartivator will start mass producing the transportation machine in 2026, according to the startup’s co-founder, Tomohiro Fukuzawa. The superfast train headed into production is the Japan Railway Groups Series L0 maglev train, which hit a record-setting 375 mph in 2015. Venture capitalists in the country set up a specialized fund, known as the Drone Fund, devoted to investing in autonomous aircraft in general and flying-car businesses in particular.Īlthough Monday’s demo is among the first by a major Japanese corporation, NEC isn’t planning to mass-produce the flying car, according to Okada. “We are positioning ourselves as an enabler for air mobility, providing location data and building communications infrastructure for flying cars.”įor the past few years, Japan has seen the emergence of a small, passionate flying-car community that believes Japan has the engineering expertise and right environment to foster a global flying car industry. “Japan is a densely populated country and that means flying cars could greatly alleviate the burden on road traffic,” said Kouji Okada, a leader of the project at NEC. The country’s technological roadmap calls for shipping goods by flying cars by around 2023 and letting people ride in flying cars in cities by the 2030s. The company, which is also developing cargo drones, aims to launch a 'flying car' service in Osaka in 2025 when the Japanese city hosts the World Expo.įor Suzuki, the partnership will add 'flying cars' as a fourth mobility business, in addition to automobiles, motorcycles and outboard motors, the statement said.Behind the somewhat underwhelming, drama-free demonstration lies a bigger ambition: Japan’s government wants the country to become a leader in flying cars after missing out on advancements in technology such as electric cars and ride-hailing services. The statement did not say whether Suzuki would be working on this specific vehicle.
SkyDrive is currently engaged in the development of a compact, two-seating electric-powered flying car with plans for full-scale production. Browse 275 hover car stock photos and images available, or search for flying car or future car to find more great stock photos and pictures. In 2020 it raised 5.1 billion yen ($42 million) in total in Series B funds, according to its website. The companies didn't disclose details of investments in their partnership, nor outline any production timetable or target.įounded in 2018, Tokyo-headquartered SkyDrive counts big Japan businesses like trading house Itochu Corp, tech firm NEC Corp and a unit of energy company Eneos Holdings Inc among its main shareholders.
Suzuki announced on Sunday it plans to invest 104.4 billion rupees ($1.37 billion) in its India factory to produce electric vehicles and batteries. In a joint statement, the two companies said they will also work to open up new markets with an initial focus on India, where Suzuki has a roughly half share of the auto market. TOKYO - Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp and 'flying car' firm SkyDrive Inc said on Tuesday they have signed a deal to team up in research, development and marketing of electric, vertical takeoff and landing ( eVTOL) aircraft.
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