The Japanese Flying Car
A japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car.
The japanese flying car. From blade runner to the jetsons flying cars have long been promised as the transport of choice in the future but japan is determined to have its citizens taking to the skies in the next few years. Local media outlets said it was the first public demonstration for a flying car in japanese history. Japan is a densely populated country and that means flying cars could greatly alleviate the burden on road traffic said kouji okada a leader of the project at nec. Japan s flying car skydrive is powered by 8 independent electric motors and has been in development since 2014.
Its road map document says it. Japan s flying car gets off ground with a person aboard the decades old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory. It looks like a passenger drone but the flying car skydrive is currently in its test phase and the next steps will be at wheels. Last month japan showcased its own flying car skydrive build by the company toyota.