Suzuki Starts Manufacturing of Flying Cars with Help from SkyDrive

Suzuki Motor, one of the big automobile companies, has started manufacturing its first flying car. Maruti Suzuki had showcased this flying car at the Gujarat Vibrant Summit held earlier this year. This fully electric autonomous Skycar is being developed jointly with Japan’s flying car startup Skycar.

This flying car is being manufactured at Suzuki Motor’s plant in Iwata city of Japan. In October last year, Suzuki Motor and Skycar had tied up to develop this flying car, which can be used as an air tax in urban areas. a media Report According to , the flying car showcased in India earlier this year was a prototype of the model being made at Suzuki’s plant in Japan. This flying car will be able to take off and land from the roofs of buildings. It can be displayed in an expo to be held in Osaka, Japan next year.

Suzuki Motor aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 and this project is a part of it. The company plans to manufacture about 100 units of it every year. This flying car with autonomous features has a range of 15 minutes and during this time it can travel about 15 kilometers. Its capacity will be two passengers. It flies with the help of 12 units of motors and rotors. Its top cruising speed is around 100 kmph. Suzuki Motor also plans to develop a larger and more feature-rich flying car by 2031, which will have a capacity of three passengers and will be able to travel about 40 kilometers.

Suzuki Motor can also bring flying car in India. Recently it had signed a deal with software company Cyient to jointly develop its flying vehicle. Suzuki Motor plans to manufacture Electric Vehicles (EV) in the country. The company can export EVs made in the country to Japan and Europe under its own brand. Suzuki Motor also plans to supply EVs to Toyota, another Japanese automobile company, for sale in Asia.