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TOYOTA, Japan, November 18, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), a government organization and affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport that oversees and manages the overall […]

Outline of this press release: The project proposal by the nine companies, with Nomura Real Estate as the Lead Company, was selected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for their “eVTOL (Flying Car) Implementation Project (Phase I).” The nine companies aim for implementation across multiple use cases by leveraging the distinct characteristics of SkyDrive and Joby

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

TOYOTA, Japan, October 10, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announces the successful completion of the “SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Type SD-05)” public demonstration flight campaign. These eVTOL flights, flown over a period of approximately one and a half months, drew large crowds. The first series of flights, conducted

TOYOTA, Japan, October 8th, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Naomi Ishii, Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Mr. Yuki Takemori, Executive Officer, Head of Innovation Investment Department at Development Bank of Japan Inc.(DBJ),

TOYOTA, Japan, October 2, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc., a Japanese leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer, announced its participation in a public-private discussion in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 10, 2025. The discussion focused on establishing eVTOL aircraft operations in Thailand. This follows a last June MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Thai conglomerate Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Public

TOYOTA, Japan, September 5, 2025 -SkyDrive, a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, together with East Japan Railway Company (JR East), held a joint exhibition to promote “railway × eVTOL” combination travel. The event, held between August 29 and August 31, showcased how future passengers will be able to seamlessly combine flights in

TOYOTA, Japan, August 29, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announced that the company has started working with DUC Hélices Propellers to develop rotors for its eVTOL SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05). From left: Arnaud Coville, Chief Development Officer of SkyDrive and Vincent Duqueine, President of DUC Hélices

TOYOTA, Japan, August 28, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the safe and successful completion of a series of demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) conducted at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan between July 31 and August 24. The flight

TOYOTA, Japan — August 21, 2025 — SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership with PT Whitesky Aviation (“Whitesky”), one of Indonesia’s foremost helicopter operators. The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of eVTOL aircraft in Indonesia and

TOYOTA, Japan, July 31, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the safe and successful completion of a demonstration flight of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan. SkyDrive will continue to showcase the capabilities of the SKYDRIVE with

TOYOTA, Japan, July 8, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, will perform further demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The first flight of this next series of demonstrations is scheduled for July 31, 2025, with further flights scheduled

TOYOTA, Japan, July 4, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (‘SkyDrive’), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, today announced that it has raised ¥8.3 billion in Pre-Series D funding through a third-party allotment. This funding round was led by MUFG Bank, Ltd. (‘MUFG’), with investments from Suzuki Motor Corporation (‘Suzuki’), East Japan Railway Company

TOYOTA, Japan and PARIS, France, June 20, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announced today that it has entered into a development agreement with Stirling Dynamics Ltd (“Stirling Dynamics”), a subsidiary of the global engineering, technology, and consulting group Expleo. Under the agreement, Stirling Dynamics will supply

TOYOTA, Japan, May 26, 2025 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading eVTOL (*1) manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce the receipt of a pre-order for one SKYDRIVE (*2) aircraft from Chodai Co., Ltd. (“Chodai”) , a major provider of construction consulting services based in Tokyo. As a construction consultant, Chodai has played a

SkyDrive’s eVTOL aircraft was featured in the ‘Parade of Global Harmony’ during the opening ceremony of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. The event took place on Saturday, April 12, 2025. You can watch the highlights of SkyDrive’s appearance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_bgcgpORQ&t=2663s Source: ANN News