TOKYO, Japan: Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp has introduced an settlement with SkyDrive to collectively manufacture “flying cars.”
In an announcement, Suzuki stated the businesses will use a Suzuki Group manufacturing unit in central Japan to assemble electrical vertical take-off and touchdown (eVTOL) plane, and can start manufacturing by spring 2024.
Suzuki will assist with preparations for the manufacturing, together with securing expertise, whereas SkyDrive will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary to fabricate the plane, it added.
The shareholders in SkyDrive, based mostly within the metropolis of Toyota, Japan, embody buying and selling home Itochu Corp, tech agency NEC Corp, and vitality firm Eneos Holdings Inc.
In March 2022, the 2 firms signed an settlement to collectively analysis, develop and market flying vehicles.