TOYOTA, Japan, October 21, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (※1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announces its participation in the upcoming “Tokyo Future Tour 2035” exhibition (※2), part of the main program at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 (※3), which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight between October 30 and November 9, 2025.
■ Tokyo Future Tour 2035
As SkyDrive is working in partnership with various major Japanese railway companies to create flexible urban transportation networks that combine train journeys with eVTOL flights, we have decided to participate in the Tokyo Future Tour 2035 to illustrate our future vision of easy and convenient urban air transport. This exhibit will feature a boardable mockup of the SkyDrive aircraft accessible via a touch-and-go automatic ticket gate, a key symbol of smooth and seamless travel, helping familiarize the public with the role Tokyo’s skies will soon play as an integral part of future Tokyo travel experiences.
Visitors to the exhibit will also be able to learn from the accompanying display panels about the detailed flight route plans being developed by SkyDrive and our rail industry partners.
- Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, West 2 Hall, First Floor, West Hall, Tokyo Future Tour 2035, Land/Sky/Sea Area
- Dates: October 30, 2025 – November 8, 2025
- Exhibit details: (1) Virtual experience: Touch-and-go to pass through the automatic boarding gate and board the full-scale mock up of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) which was displayed at Expo 2025 in Osaka. (2) Panel display including information on planned flight routes.
*The exhibit’s opening times will vary by day. Please see the following website for timing details.
https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/en/outline/
*The boarding virtual experience can be reserved using the official Japan Mobility Show 2025 app. Please see the following website for details.
https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/en/program/app/
* No reservation is required to view the full-size SKYDRIVE mockup and information panels.
■ Collaboration between SkyDrive and various railway companies
SkyDrive has signed business partnership agreements with four of Japan’s major railway companies with a view to providing convenient travel routes that combine rail journeys with advanced urban air mobility.
These integrated transport networks will contribute greatly to regional development. Together with our partners, we are focused on providing enjoyable, easy-to-use eVTOL infrastructure that will help the public quickly adopt and accept this new technology (*4).
- Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. — Planned routes in the Ise Shima Area
- Osaka Metro Co., Ltd. — Osaka Diamond Routes linking four locations in central Osaka
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) — Routes linking Morioka with AZUMA FARM KOIWAI
- JR Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) — Routes within Oita (including flights between Beppu and Yufuin)
■ SkyDrive’s Business Partnership with Suzuki Motor Company
In March 2022, SkyDrive entered into a commercial and technological partnership with Suzuki. This agreement allows SkyDrive to leverage Suzuki’s manufacturing expertise to achieve the consistent production of safe, high-quality eVTOL aircraft for delivery to markets around the world. In June 2023, SkyDrive founded the subsidiary SkyWorks to take responsibility for aircraft manufacturing, with production starting in March 2024 at a Suzuki Group plant in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. As the two companies strengthen their relationship in preparation for further business development inside Japan and overseas, the current cooperation between SkyDrive and Suzuki also includes financial investment from Suzuki in SkyDrive, support from Suzuki for SkyDrive’s business development in India, and the appointment of Naoki Ishii, Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Suzuki, as an independent SkyDrive director (※5).
■ Automobile industry synergies
SkyDrive’s eVTOL incorporates the latest in advanced Japanese technology, which is recognized around the world for its quality. SkyDrive is harnessing the skills and knowledge of Japanese companies including Suzuki, and also NHK SPRING Co., Ltd., a respected producer and developer of automobile industry components, to provide a future stable supply of high-quality aircraft.
Editor’s Note:
※1 “eVTOL” is an abbreviation for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing. As the name suggests, eVTOL aircraft can take off and land without a runway. eVTOLs are powered by electricity and incorporate advanced, automatic, flight control technology.
※2 Tokyo Future Tour 2035 https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/en/program/tokyo_future_tour/
※3 Official site of Japan Mobility Show 2025 https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/en/
※4 Related press releases
<Kintesu Group>
Investment in SkyDrive for eVTOL development https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/7330
<Osaka Metro>
Agreement and partnership https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/13429
Establishment of Osaka Diamond Routes for a future eVTOL Network https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/14063
Provision of Osaka Vertiport for eVTOL https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/14888
Summer demonstration flight campaign at Osaka Vertiport https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/16771
<JR East>
eVTOL experience in Iwate prefecture https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/14350
Pre-order agreement for one aircraft https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/16356
<JR Kyushu>
Agreement to commence feasibility study in Kyushu region https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/13244
Future eVTOL market in Oita with Oita local government https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/14325
※5 Related press releases
<Suzuki>
Collaborate on eVTOL business and technology https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/7323
Beginning production of revolutionary eVTOL aircraft with Suzuki https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/12380
Suzuki’s Representative Director and Executive VP appointed as an Independent Director https://en.skydrive2020.com/archives/16666
※6 Related press release
<NHK Spring>
NHK Spring supplies components for SkyDrive
https://www.nhkspg.co.jp/hubfs/nhkspg.co.jp/en/pdf/news/management_business/2025/20250623.pdf
About SkyDrive Inc.
SkyDrive is a Japanese eVTOL company aiming “to take the lead in the once-in-a-century mobility revolution”. The company began testing eVTOL prototypes in 2014 prior to official incorporation in 2018. Under its future vision for urban transportation, flying in eVTOLs will become a regular part of city life. In 2019, SkyDrive became the first company to fly a crewed eVTOL in Japan. The company successfully showcased the eVTOL “SKYDRIVE”, the company’s first eVTOL product, with demonstration flights spanning one month at the Osaka Expo, witnessed by thousands of visitors. SkyDrive began production of “SKYDRIVE” in March 2024 at a plant owned by Suzuki Motor Corporation, SkyDrive’s official production partner. SkyDrive has been working with civil aviation authorities in Japan and the US to obtain certification for “SKYDRIVE”, and aims to launch the service in 2028. SkyDrive is headquartered in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, and led by CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa, an engineer and entrepreneur.
For more information, please visit: https://en.skydrive2020.com/
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