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Suzuki bets on air taxis

Agreement with Japanese start-up to start joint production by spring 2024

The Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki Motor announced in the past few hours that it has reached an agreement with the Japanese start-up SkyDrive, specialized in the production of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVtol, Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft, for the development of air taxis. The agreement, launched in March 2023, plans to start joint production of these vehicles by...

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Tokyo, Japan, 06/21/2023 10:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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