Japan may win the bid to
invent flying cars.
2017 A+ A -
If successful, the SkyDrive, which has
three wheels, four rotors and uses
drone technology would fly at an
altitude of 33 feet (10 meters), reach
top airborne speeds of 62 miles (100
kilometers) per hour, and zoom along
at 93 miles (150 kilometers) per hour
on land.
A group of Japanese inventors is
working on the ambitious plan to
launch the flying car, the SkyDrive, by
the 2020 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo. The Cartivator Project, a Tokyo-
based non-profit, is leading the
futuristic pursuit, and it has a special
ambition for the vehicle.
Some companies in the United States,
United Arab Emirates, Germany,
Netherlands and China are also trying
to develop a flying car, which is
putting the Japanese inventors under
a tough competition.
Today, the project has 30 volunteers
from backgrounds as diverse as the
automobile, aviation and IT industries.
They plan to have a remote-piloted
prototype running by summer 2018
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