It seems that the future described in the countless futuristic films released in recent years is finally coming to fruition: the Japanese automaker Suzuki announced last Tuesday (20), that it closed an agreement with SkyDrive for the manufacture of aircraft take-off and vertical landing (known as eVTOL), and popularly known as “cars flyers”.
SkyDrive is a leading company in Japan in the development of cargo drones and has major shareholders such as Itochu Corp., NEC Corp. and a unit of Eneos Holdings, an energy company.
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The production of the aircraft will take place at a Suzuki factory located in central Japan, which will be responsible for hiring qualified professionals. In turn, SkyDrive will establish a subsidiary dedicated to production.
Flying vehicles in 2024?
The partnership between Suzuki and SkyDrive was initially established in March 2022 for the research, development and commercialization of flying cars. At the time, the automaker informed that the resources for the partnership would be financed by the profits obtained with the payment of vehicle recycling fees.
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Also, in August 2020, SkyDrive made a manned test flight of its recent single-seat prototype, called the Airborne.
According to the official statement, production of the aircraft will begin next year, in 2024, during the eastern spring (between March and May). It was also clarified that the companies will cooperate with each other in the areas of business and technology, such as technology research and development, planning of manufacturing and production systems in pasta.
They also intend to collaborate in the efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and, mainly, in the development of markets abroad, whose focus, in the first instance, would be India.
What we do know about the possible model is that it can land and take off vertically to travel short distances in urban areas. Its purpose is to be compact and light, in addition to not emitting polluting gases. Both companies claim that the prototype tests have shown very satisfactory results.