Japan Readies for Flying Cars by 2023
SkyDrive Successful Test Flight Source: SkyDrive Test Flight Japanese Govt. Wants Flying Cars Operating by 2023 The beginning of the flying car era just got a lot closer. Today, Japan's flying car, the SkyDrive, took off with one person onboard in a successful test flight. It lifted up several feet (1 to 2 meters) and then hovered in a netted area for four minutes. It was a modest test flight but the vehicle worked. Crowded Skies There are more than 100 flying car projects around the world. The most notable are the Dutch PAL-V, Lithium of Germany, Joby Aircraft of California, Wisk (Boeing & Larry Page's Kitty Hawk) and SkyDrive. According to SkyDrive leader Tomohiro Fukuzawa, only a very few have succeeded to fly with a person onboard. The Japanese government wants flying cars in the skies over major Japanese cities to ease traffic by 2023. Fukuzawa expects SkyDrive to be an available product on the market by 2023. eVTOL SkyDrive is an eVTOL, meaning electric verti