On March 22, 2022, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it was teaming up with fellow Japanese firm SkyDrive to work on all the steps in creating and marketing an electric flying vehicle. While the first thing RideApart readers think of Suzuki for is likely its bikes, the company also makes cars that it sells in a number of worldwide markets outside the U.S. (For those in the U.S. who are unfamiliar, we used to get Suzuki cars, until the company left our market in 2012.)
However, even though Suzuki does make and sell cars in worldwide markets, it doesn’t make flying cars—at least, not yet. That’s where SkyDrive comes in, with creations like the SD-03 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft seen doing a piloted demo flight in 2020 in this video. The initial focus of this partnership will begin with the Indian market, and go from there. Carbon neutrality is, of course, an important goal that both companies aim to reach.
