SkyDrive welcomed Dr. James Wang, who is a recognized world expert and authority on eVTOL aircraft design, technology and market. We had the privilege of having Dr. Wang review the design of our eVTOL aircraft. Our engineers engaged in a fruitful discussion with him, and he shared detailed insights based on his extensive expertise. Dr. […]
On July 4, our CSO, Hiroyuki Murai, gave a keynote presentation at the eVTOL Insights Conference in Singapore. It was a great honor to be a part of the conference in Asia for the first time after the successes of its Europe and North America conferences last year.
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●By 2050, urban populations are set to more than double, with 7 out 10 of the world’s inhabitants living in cities. New forms of mobility will emerge and electrical Vertical and Landing (eVTOL) will be part of the solution, with around 40,000 such aircraft flying by 2035. ●SkyDrive, a pioneer of eVTOL in Japan, has
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PARIS and TOYOTA, Japan, June 19, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), an eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer based in Japan, today announced new specifications and design of its commercial aircraft at the Paris Air Show 2023. The company also announced that it has named the SkyDrive eVTOL aircraft “SKYDRIVE,” the same as that of the company.
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PARIS, FRANCE, June 19, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter “SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, announced today at Paris Air Show 2023 that the company had signed a basic agreement with Suzuki Motor Corporation (hereinafter “Suzuki”) for cooperation in manufacturing “SKYDRIVE” eVTOL aircraft (*2). From left, Hidetoshi Kumashiro
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TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, May 12, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced that its eVTOL SD-05 has been awarded the iF Design Award in the Professional Concept category. The SD-05 was selected from almost 11,000 entries from 56 countries in 2023. The
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On May 4, our CEO, Tomohiro Fukuzawa, joined a panel discussion with Mr. Willy LEE, Senior Aviation Business Manager, Volocopter, and Mr. Yun Yuan Tay, Head of APAC at Skyports, at Rotorcraft Asia and Unmanned Systems Asia 2023 in Singapore. In this session, panelists discussed how the Advanced Air Mobility would impact our lives.
SkyDrive Inc. announces the relocation of its Tokyo office (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) to Shinagawa East One Tower (Minato-ku, Tokyo) with operations scheduled to begin on Monday, May 8, 2023. Summary of the New Tokyo Office 1.Location SPACES Shinagawa , Shinagawa East One Tower 7th Floor, 2-16-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, JAPAN 2. Start Date Monday, May
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TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, April 18, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced that TAIHO Co.,Ltd. (“Taiho”), a total engineering company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and agreed on a pre-order of SkyDrive SD-05 for commercial use. Taiho is a member of
TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, April 13, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL)1 aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced that the company is now accepting pre-orders for its eVTOL aircraft SD-05 for personal use. Mr. Kotaro Chiba, a licensed pilot and the first owner of a HondaJet in Japan, becomes
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TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, April 6, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced that it secured additional funding in its Series C round. In September 2022, the company successfully raised 9.6 billion yen in Series C*. MUFG Bank, Ltd., one of Japan’s largest
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DUBAI, UAE, March 15, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, and VPorts and Air Traffic Management Inc. (“VPorts”), the global leader in the design, construction, and operation of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) infrastructure, have announced today that the two parties signed an initial set of agreements
TOYOTA, JAPAN, February 21, 2023– SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, announced today that it has been selected as a company to participate in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) “Smart Mobility Expo” project, one of the “Future Society Showcase Project Exhibitions” at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (“the Expo”). Perspective
MESA, ARIZONA, January 25, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Japan announced today at the 2023 annual VFS eVTOL Symposium in Mesa, Arizona its plans to enter the U.S. market and the establishment of their home base in South Carolina. SkyDrive further outlined their plan to develop an
SkyDrive proudly announces its participation as a Platinum Sponsor at the 10th Autonomous VTOL Technical Meeting and Electric VTOL Symposium, to be held at the Sheraton Hotel at Wrigleyville West in Mesa, Arizona from Jan. 24-26, 2023. On the 24th from 12:45 to 1:15 pm, SkyDrive will announce which state will see its SD-05
TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, January 10, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer, today announced that Arnaud Coville, an aviation industry veteran with 30 years of experience and former Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Volocopter GmbH, became the Chief Development Officer (CDO) of SkyDrive. He joined SkyDrive on January 1st 2023. From the
At CES 2023, we exhibited a small-scale mockup of our commercial model flying car SD-05 from 5 to 8 January. On the 7th, SkyDrive welcomed Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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SkyDrive will participate in CES 2023 in the US, to be held from January 5 to 8, 2023, with the support of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). CES is one of the largest and most influential tech events in the world. SkyDrive will exhibit a small-scale mockup of SD-05, our commercial model flying car that we
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What is the background to the demand for air mobility in Vietnam, a country experiencing rapid economic growth? Watch a video of an interview with Mr.Le Ngoc Anh Minh, the Executive President and Founder of Pacific Group. For related press release: https://skydrive.co.jp/en/archives/8270 Check out some coverage on the release as well. Business Air News：https://www.businessairnews.com/mag_story.html?ident=26486 Aviation
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TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, November 28, 2022 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL1 manufacturer, and Pacific Group Co Ltd (“Pacific Group”), a leading renewable energy company and investment promotion with international funds in Vietnam, today announced that they have signed an MoU and agreed on a pre-order of 10 of SkyDrive’s “SD-05” and a
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