Suzuki could ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a FLYING CAR by 2025 after joining ·³Ââs with Japanese startup SkyDrive

  • Suzuki has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that it's joining ·³Ââs with Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ SkyDrive
  • Together, they will develop an electric, vertical ΥΦ¡¿½Ðȯ and ¾åΦ ¹Ò¶õµ¡?
  • SkyDrive has °ÊÁ° ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹d ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxi service by 2025?

It's best known for its cars and motorcycles, but Suzuki is looking ¤½¤Î¾å¤Î afield for its next ¾è¤êʪs - all the way to the skies.

Suzuki has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that it's joining ·³Ââs with Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ SkyDrive to develop an electric, vertical ΥΦ¡¿½Ðȯ and ¾åΦ ¹Ò¶õµ¡.?

And there's not long to wait to see it in ³èÆ°¡¿ÀïÆ®, with possible ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë the car as part of a Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxi service in Osaka by 2025.???

Suzuki has announced that it's joining forces with flying car firm SkyDrive to develop an electric, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Suzuki has ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that it's joining ·³Ââs with Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ SkyDrive to develop an electric, vertical ΥΦ¡¿½Ðȯ and ¾åΦ ¹Ò¶õµ¡

For Suzuki, the ¶¦Æ± will Äɲ乤ë 'Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars' as a fourth mobility ¾¦Çä¡¿»Å»ö, in ¿·µ¬²ÃÆþ to automobiles, motorcycles and outboard ¥â¡¼¥¿¡¼s, a ¶¦Æ±¤Î À¼ÌÀ said.??

SkyDrive is ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë engaged in the ³«È¯ of a compact, two-seater electric-ÎÏ¡¿¶¯ÎϤˤ¹¤ëd Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car with ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for ½½Ê¬¤Ê-µ¬ÌÏ À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª.?

The À¼ÌÀ did not say whether Suzuki would be working on this ÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿ºÙÉô ¾è¤êʪ.

The company, which is also developing ²ßʪ drones, ÌÜŪ¡Ê¤È¤¹¤ë¡Ës to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë a 'Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car' service in Osaka in 2025 when the Japanese city hosts the World Expo.

Skydrive carried out a successful test flight of a 'flying car' with a test pilot on board back in 2020

Skydrive carried out a successful ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight of a 'Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car' with a ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë on board »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 2020?

In a video, SkyDrive's car hovered in mid-air with a passenger inside for four minutes

In a ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª, SkyDrive's car hovered in Ãæ±û¤Î-¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë with a ¾èµÒ inside for four minutes?

In their ¶¦Æ±¤Î À¼ÌÀ, the two companies said they will also work to open up new markets with an ½é´ü¤Î ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on India, where Suzuki has a ³µÎ¬¤Ç half ³ô of the ¼«Æ°¼Ö market.?

Suzuki ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to Åê»ñ¤¹¤ë 104.4 billion rupees ($1.37 billion) in its India factory to produce electric ¾è¤êʪs and ²¥ÂÇ¡¿Ë¤Îós.

Skydrive carried out a successful ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight of a 'Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car' with a ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë on board »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 2020.

In a ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª, SkyDrive's car hovered in Ãæ±û¤Î-¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë with a ¾èµÒ inside for four minutes.

Tomohiro Fukuzawa, the Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë of SkyDrive, said: 'Of the world's more than 100 Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës, only a handful has ¸å·Ñ¤¹¤ëd with a person on board.

'I hope many people will want to ride it and feel °ÂÁ´¤Ê.'

Suzuki and Skydrive will ľÌ̤¹¤ë stiff ¶¥Áè from a ÈÏ°Ï of big »Ø̾¤¹¤ës,?each with its own science fiction-ʳµ¯¤µ¤»¤ëd ¸«Ä̤· for creating a new form of ÅԻԤΠ͢Á÷¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë that is a cross between a driverl ess electric car and a short-hop, vertical ΥΦ¡¿½Ðȯ-and-¾åΦ ¹Ò¶õµ¡.

These ´Þ¤à ¹Ò¶õ±§Ãè³Ø µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë Airbus; Kitty ¶¯¹ÅÇÉ, a company »Ù±ç¤¹¤ëd by Google co-ÁÏΩ¼Ô Larry Page; and Uber, which is working with partners on its own Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxi Àïά.???

WHAT TYPE OF FLYING TAXIS COULD WE EXPECT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE?

Á°¿Ê¤¹¤ës in electric ¥â¡¼¥¿¡¼s, ²¥ÂÇ¡¿Ë¤Îó ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ and ¼«¼£¸¢¤Î¤¢¤ë ¥½¥Õ¥È¥¦¥§¥¢ has Ͷȯ¤¹¤ë¡¿°ú¤­µ¯¤³¤¹d an Çúȯ in the field of electric ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë taxis.

Larry Page, CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, has Ãí¤°d millions into ¹Ò¶õ start-ups Zee Aero and Kitty ¶¯¹ÅÇÉ, which are both ÅØÎϤ¹¤ë¡¿¶¥¤¦ing to create all-electric Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cabs.

Kitty ¶¯¹ÅÇÉ is believed to be developing a Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing car and has already ¤È¤¸¹þ¤ß¡¿Äó½Ð¤¹¤ëd more than a dozen different ¹Ò¶õµ¡ ÅÐÏ¿s with the Ϣˮ¤Î ¹Ò¶õ ¹ÔÀ¯, or FAA.

Page, who co-ÀßΩ¤¹¤ëd Google with Sergey Brin »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 1998, has Ëܿͼ«¿È¤Ç Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëd $100 million (¡ò70 million) into the two companies, which have yet to ¸øÁ³¤È ǧ¤á¤ë or ÏÀ¾Ú¤¹¤ë their ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ.

AirSpaceX unveiled its latest prototype, Mobi-One, at the North American International Auto Show in early 2018. Like its closest rivals, the electric aircraft is designed to carry two to four passengers and is capable of vertical take-off and landing

AirSpaceX ÌÀ¤«¤¹d its ºÇ¿·¤Î ¸¶·¿, Mobi-One, at the North American International ¼«Æ°¼Ö Show in Áá´ü¤Ë 2018. Like its closest ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ês, the electric ¹Ò¶õµ¡ is designed to carry two to four ¾èµÒs and is ͭǽ¤Ê of vertical take-off and ¾åΦ

Airbus is also hard at work on an all-electric, vertical-take-off-and-¾åΦ ¡Ê¼êÀè¤Î¡Ëµ»½Ñ, with its ºÇ¿·¤Î »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Vahana ¸¶·¿, branded Alpha One, ¼óÈø¤è¤¯ ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing its maiden ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight in February 2018.

The self-Áà½Ä¤¹¤ëd ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼ reached a ¹â¤µ of 16 feet (five metres) before ¼óÈø¤è¤¯ returning to the ground. In total, the ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight lasted 53 seconds.

Airbus °ÊÁ° ³ôd a °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ-produced ³µÇ° ¥Ó¥Ç¥ª, showcasing its ¸«Ä̤· for »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Vahana.

The ¡Ê±Ç²è¤Î¡Ë¥Õ¥£¡¼¥È¿ô ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s a sleek self-Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing ¹Ò¶õµ¡ that seats one ¾èµÒ under a canopy that ű²ó¤¹¤ës in Îà»÷¤Î way to a motorcycle helmet visor.

Airbus Project Vahana prototype, branded Alpha One, successfully completed its maiden test flight in February 2018. The self-piloted helicopter reached a height of 16 feet (five metres) before successfully returning to the ground. In total, the test flight lasted 53 seconds

Airbus »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Vahana ¸¶·¿, branded Alpha One, ¼óÈø¤è¤¯ ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëd its maiden ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight in February 2018. The self-Áà½Ä¤¹¤ëd ¥Ø¥ê¥³¥×¥¿¡¼ reached a ¹â¤µ of 16 feet (five metres) before ¼óÈø¤è¤¯ returning to the ground. In total, the ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë flight lasted 53 seconds

AirSpaceX is another company with ambitions to take Ä̶Сʳء˼Ôs to the skies.

The Detroit-based start-up has Ìó«d to ¡Ê·³Ââ¤ò¡ËŸ³«¤¹¤ë¡¤ÇÛÈ÷¤¹¤ë 2,500 ¹Ò¶õµ¡s in the 50 largest cities in the ÉôÂâd ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ës by 2026.

AirSpaceX ÌÀ¤«¤¹d its ºÇ¿·¤Î ¸¶·¿, Mobi-One, at the North American International ¼«Æ°¼Ö Show in Áá´ü¤Ë 2018.

Like its closest ¶¥ÁèÁê¼ês, the electric ¹Ò¶õµ¡ is designed to carry two to four ¾èµÒs and is ͭǽ¤Ê of vertical take-off and ¾åΦ.

AirSpaceX has even ´Þ¤àd broadband connectivity for high ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë internet Àܶá so you can check your Facebook News ÎÁ¶âd as you Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ to work.

Aside from ¾èµÒ and ²ßʪ services, AirSpaceX says the ¡Ê¼êÀè¤Î¡Ëµ»½Ñ can also be used for °åÎŤΠand »à½ý¼Ô ÈòÆñ¡¿°ú¤­¾å¤², ƱÍÍ¤Ë as Àï½Ñ¤Î ÃÎǽ, ´Æ»ë, and Ä廡 (ISR).

Even Uber is working on making its ride-¤¢¤é¤ì¡¿¾Þ»¿¤¹¤ëing service ¶õÍ¢¤Î.

Dubbed Uber Elevate, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi »î¸³Åª¤Ë discussed the company¡Çs ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës during a ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ ²ñµÄ¡¿¶¨µÄ²ñ in January 2018.

¡ÆI think it¡Çs going to happen within the next 10 years,¡ Ç he said.

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