[Reviewed in 2021 #9] Towards the practical use of flying cars.A summary of this year's movements of the hottest companies
The "flying car" is called "electric vertical vertical detachment landable non -pilot aircraft (EVTOL)", which is characterized by its electrification and fully autonomous automatic control and vertical takeoff.
It is said that its practical use will greatly expand the options for transporting humans and goods, such as taxi services in urban areas, new means of transportation such as remote islands and mountainous areas, and emergency transportation in the event of a disaster.
The roadmap enacted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has launched a business in 2023 and the full -scale spread in 2030, and the "Public and private sectors for the empty mobile revolution" has been established in Japan.This is where the movement to conversion is activated.
Under such circumstances, attention has been focused on the efforts of companies aiming to commercialize cars that fly with each approach.Therefore, this time, I summarized the efforts of companies that were featured in TECHABLE in 2021.
A familiar "flying car", developing aircraft development
SkyDrive Co., Ltd., which can be said to be the top runner in the flying car market in Japan.The company has helped not only develop aircraft for practical use, but also to raise awareness of flying cars.