{"id":6280,"date":"2024-08-29T23:40:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2024-08-29T23:40:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:40:41","slug":"at-last-we-have-a-real-toyota-flying-car-that-you-can-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/at-last-we-have-a-real-toyota-flying-car-that-you-can-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"At last we have a real Toyota flying car that you can drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25, the company said in a news release, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company\u2019s development base. It was the first public demonstration for a flying car in Japanese history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The car, named SD-03, manned with a pilot, took off and circled the field for about four minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cWe are extremely excited to have achieved Japan\u2019s first-ever manned flight of a flying car in the two years since we founded SkyDrive\u2026 with the goal of commercializing such aircraft,\u201d CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cWe want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The SD-03 is the world\u2019s smallest electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle and takes up the space of about two parked cars, according to the company. It has eight motors to ensure \u201csafety in emergency situations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cIn designing an unexplored, new genre of transportation known as the flying car, we chose the keyword \u201cprogressive\u201d for inspiration,\u201d Design Director Takumi Yamamot said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cWe wanted this vehicle to be futuristic, charismatic and desirable for all future customers, while fully incorporating the high technology of SkyDrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The company hopes to make the flying car a part of normal life and not just a commodity. More test flights will occur in the future under different conditions to make sure the safety and technology of the vehicle meet industry standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The success of this flight means that it is likely the car will be tested outside of the Toyota Test field by the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The company will continue to develop technologies to safely and securely launch the flying car in 2023, the news release said. No price has been announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/citizentv.co.ke\/news\/japanese-company-is-first-to-successfully-test-a-flying-car-with-a-driver-343644\/\"><strong>Citizen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25, the company said in a news release, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company\u2019s development base. 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