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SkyDrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023

We are now at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 with Volatus Infrastructure, LLC. (https://volatusllc.com/) SkyDrive and Volatus Infrastructure are cooperating with each other to create a robust operational Advanced Air Mobility infrastructure. Meet our team at Hangar C Booth 3151!

SkyDrive Receives Pre-Order of up to 100 eVTOL Aircraft from CT UAV JSC in Vietnam

TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, July 21, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (hereinafter “SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, and CT UAV JSC (hereinafter “CT UAV”) in Vietnam announced that they had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and CT UAV had agreed on a pre-order of up to 100 SkyDrive …

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SkyDrive to Introduce “SKYDRIVE” eVTOL to South Carolina

BEAUFORT, SC. and TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN, July 20, 2023 – SkyDrive Inc. (“SkyDrive”), a leading Japanese eVTOL aircraft (*1) manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, and Austin Aviation Inc. (“Austin Aviation”), a Part 135 charter operator and subsidiary of Lowcountry Aviation Company (“LCA”) in Walterboro, SC, announced a pre-order Letter of Intent (LOI) for SkyDrive …

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SkyDrive welcomed Dr. James Wang, who is a recognized world expert and authority on eVTOL aircraft design, technology and market.

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. …

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SkyDrive Selected Thales to Provide Flight Control System for Its eVTOL, the “SKYDRIVE”

●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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Changes to Specification of SkyDrive’s eVTOL Aircraft

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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SkyDrive Reaches Basic Agreement with Suzuki to Build eVTOL Aircraft,

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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SkyDrive SD-05 Wins the iF Design Award

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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SkyDrive Relocates Its Tokyo Office to Shinagawa East One Tower

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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SkyDrive Receives Pre-order for SD-05 eVTOL Aircraft from TAIHO Co.,Ltd. in Shikoku Region, Japan

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 …

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SkyDrive Accepts Pre-orders from Private Individuals

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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SkyDrive Secures Additional Funding in Series C

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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SkyDrive Collaborates with VPorts to Promote
International Advanced Air Mobility Industry from Dubai

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 …

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SkyDrive Selected to Participate in Advanced Air Mobility “Smart Mobility Expo” Project at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

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 …

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SkyDrive Makes U.S. Market Entrance with Plans to Develop Practical Use Cases in South Carolina

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 …

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SkyDrive Welcomes Dr. Arnaud Coville, former CTO of Volocopter, as Chief Development Officer

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 …

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SkyDrive at CES 2023

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.