SkyDrive Co., Ltd.
SkyDrive signs memorandum of understanding with Indian engineering company Cyient for technical collaboration on flying car development ……
SkyDrive Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa, hereinafter referred to as “SkyDrive”), which develops “flying cars” (*1) and “logistics drones”, today announced that Cyient Limited (Headquarters: India) Cyient, CEO Krishna Bodnanapu (hereinafter referred to as “Cyient”), signed a memorandum of understanding for technical collaboration on the development of flying cars. Through this technical collaboration with an Indian engineering company for the first time, SkyDrive and Cyient will collaborate in a wide range of areas, including product development, engineering services,
manufacturing, and digital services for the flying car “SKYDRIVE (SD-05 type)” currently under development. We agreed to consider and promote this.
Based on this agreement, we will first proceed with the creation of a technical maintenance manual for flying cars.
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/38857/112/resize/d38857-112-44fcea7b56d3e93052af-0.jpg&s3=38857-112-e25bdf3d08a0c3f2180203d575383fc2-3900×2600.jpg] Cyient Founder and Chairman and Director BVR Reddy, Cyient Executive Director and CEO Karthikeyan Natarajan, and SkyDrive Inc.
Representative Director and CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa at the signing ceremony.
■Representative comment
SkyDrive Co., Ltd. CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa
We are very happy to be able to partner with Cyient, one of India’s leading companies specializing in engineering, which operates a wide range of businesses around the world in addition to the aerospace industry, and to collaborate on technology related to the development of flying cars. Flying car maintenance manuals are essential for social implementation, so we would like to thank you for providing technical support using your knowledge.
BVR Reddy, Founder, Chairman and Director of Cyient
India’s domestic engineering technology has immense potential to significantly contribute to the future of urban air mobility (UAM). Through this partnership, Cyient will provide SkyDrive with
engineering ecosystem technology and superior resources, and together they will serve the global UAM market, including India. Cyient is committed to contributing to local communities and the environment as a pioneer in shaping a better world for everyone.
Karthikeyan Natarajan, Executive Director and CEO, Cyient
It is estimated that by 2030, the urban air mobility (UAM) industry will represent an approximately $23 billion business opportunity worldwide. We are pleased to announce that we will become India’s first partner for SkyDrive, a company that is leading the way in the development of flying cars using advanced technology in Japan. We are confident that this partnership will contribute to the future of intelligent engineering. Cyient is committed to leading the revolution in urban mobility in India.
*1 What is a flying car? It is an easy-to-use and sustainable next-generation means of air transportation, made possible by aviation technologies such as electrification and automation, and flight modes such as vertical takeoff and landing. In other countries, it is called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) or Urban Air Mobility (UAM). Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (as of March 2020) https://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001598463.pdf
≪SkyDrive Co., Ltd. Overview≫
Established: July 2018
Representative: Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Representative Director and CEO URL: https://skydrive2020.com/
Location: Toyota Head Office: 2-1-1 Koromo-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Toyota Development Center: 20-2 Yamanoda, Nishinakayama-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture
Toyota Test Field: Asuke District, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Airport Office: 2F Prefectural Nagoya Airport, Oaza Toyoba, Toyoyama-cho, Nishi-Kasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture
Tokyo office: 7F SPACES Shinagawa, Shinagawa East One Tower, 2-16-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Osaka Office: Osaka Ekimae Daiichi Building 8F, 1-3-1-800 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka
Subsidiary: Sky Works Co., Ltd.: Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture SkyDrive America, Inc.: 500 Carteret Street, Suite D, Beaufort, SC 29902 Business details: Established in July 2018 with the mission of “leading a once-in-a-century mobility revolution,” and in order to realize a future in which “the sky is used for daily
transportation.” We are developing flying cars and logistics drones. In the development of “flying cars,” we successfully conducted Japan’s first public manned flight test in 2020, and are also involved in system design as a member of the public-private council. We are currently developing a three-seater “flying car” and aim to begin operation at the Osaka/Kansai Expo in 2025. In addition, together with Suzuki Motor Corporation, the manufacturing partner for the “Flying Car,” we plan to begin production at a Suzuki Group factory around the spring of 2024.
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