Skydrive

SkyDrive Signs Pre-Order with Bravo Air and Agrees to Partner in Developing Commercial Use Cases Originating from Augusta Regional Airport

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240314869100/en/
    Arnaud Coville, Chief Development Officer of SkyDrive on the left and Dann Standard, Operations of Bravo Air on the right.
  • The partnership with Bravo Air represents a bold step forward in expanding our presence beyond South Carolina and into Georgia.
  • Dann Standard, VP Operations of Bravo Air said, “Bravo Air is thrilled to be working with SkyDrive on revolutionizing AAM in the United States.

  • “We are pleased to welcome SkyDrive to the Augusta Regional Airport and the Central Savannah River Area,” said Mayor Garnett Johnson.

Proof Announces Eric Fleischman as Chief Technology Officer

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

BOSTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Proof, the market leader for remote online notarization and digital identity, today announced that Eric Fleischman has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). A technology industry and digital identity veteran, Eric was previously the CTO of Invitae, and prior to that, he was the Chief Architect at DocuSign, where he led the company's technical strategy and engineering.

Key Points: 
  • Having worked on large-scale identity problems for decades, former DocuSign Chief Architect Eric Fleischman joins Proof to build the identity layer for the internet.
  • BOSTON, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Proof , the market leader for remote online notarization and digital identity, today announced that Eric Fleischman has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
  • A technology industry and digital identity veteran, Eric was previously the CTO of Invitae, and prior to that, he was the Chief Architect at DocuSign, where he led the company's technical strategy and engineering.
  • If eSign digitized the drawn signature and Notarize digitized legal identity, Proof makes the benefits of legal identity instantaneous, ubiquitous, and verifiable.

Air Mobility Under Development by SkyDrive, Production Partnered by Suzuki, Unveiled in India.

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

This will accelerate the development and manufacturing of our eVTOL aircraft.

Key Points: 
  • This will accelerate the development and manufacturing of our eVTOL aircraft.
  • eVTOL aircraft are characterized by electrification, a fully autonomous autopilot, and vertical takeoff and landing.
  • SkyDrive is exhibiting its 1/5 scaled SKYDRIVE (SD-05) at Maruti-Suzuki India Limited’s booth under the support of Suzuki.
  • With the agreement on business and technology collaboration with Suzuki (*3), we will explore and strengthen the business development of eVTOL in the Indian Market.

Cyient, first Indian partner for advanced air mobility with SkyDrive - Japan's leading eVTOL manufacturer

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers seamless, secure, and rapid transportation, helping to mitigate current and future challenges faced in urban areas.

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  • Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers seamless, secure, and rapid transportation, helping to mitigate current and future challenges faced in urban areas.
  • This collaboration will enable SkyDrive to cater to the global Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market, including India.
  • Today marks a momentous milestone for us as we proudly become India's first partner with Japan's foremost UAM eVTOL manufacturer, SkyDrive.
  • I look forward to a remarkable journey of collaborative innovation with SkyDrive in mobility revolution," said Karthikeyan Natarajan, Executive Director & CEO, Cyient.

Cyient, first Indian partner for advanced air mobility with SkyDrive - Japan's leading eVTOL manufacturer

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers seamless, secure, and rapid transportation, helping to mitigate current and future challenges faced in urban areas.

Key Points: 
  • Urban Air Mobility (UAM) offers seamless, secure, and rapid transportation, helping to mitigate current and future challenges faced in urban areas.
  • This collaboration will enable SkyDrive to cater to the global Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market, including India.
  • Today marks a momentous milestone for us as we proudly become India's first partner with Japan's foremost UAM eVTOL manufacturer, SkyDrive.
  • I look forward to a remarkable journey of collaborative innovation with SkyDrive in mobility revolution," said Karthikeyan Natarajan, Executive Director & CEO, Cyient.

SkyDrive Selected for Innovation Grant Worth up to 12.4 Billion Yen by Japanese Government

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Monday, October 23, 2023

SkyDrive has been granted approximately 12.4 billion yen (approximately, USD 82,666,666) (*2) which will support the development of innovative technologies aimed at enhancing future social implementation, including reducing traffic congestion and lower emissions.

Key Points: 
  • SkyDrive has been granted approximately 12.4 billion yen (approximately, USD 82,666,666) (*2) which will support the development of innovative technologies aimed at enhancing future social implementation, including reducing traffic congestion and lower emissions.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231023962037/en/
    SkyDrive’s all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft (Graphic: Business Wire)
    The SBIR program is a Japanese government initiative to grant startup companies working on advanced technologies that address societal challenges.
  • The SBIR program enables SkyDrive to accelerate its research and development efforts, focusing on improving the performance, safety, and efficiency of its eVTOL aircraft.
  • It will also support the development of new technologies and systems necessary for the successful deployment of eVTOLs in Japan and beyond.

SkyDrive Established a Production Subsidiary in Iwata City to Produce up to 100 eVTOLs per Year Utilizing Suzuki’s Plant

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Concerning its market development in India, SkyDrive is developing suitability use cases in India in areas where tourists visit historical buildings along rivers or by the sea.

Key Points: 
  • Concerning its market development in India, SkyDrive is developing suitability use cases in India in areas where tourists visit historical buildings along rivers or by the sea.
  • This ties in with the decade-long achievements made by Suzuki in India and works to deliver on the potential of our UAM eVTOL future.
  • Come and see SkyDrive exhibiting its 1/5 scaled SKYDRIVE (SD-05) at the JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2023 (*4), at Suzuki’s booth.
  • Alongside, SkyDrive will also exhibit the full-size SD-03 Mock-Up in the Tokyo Future Tour exhibition as one of the leading symbols representing the future mobility we will achieve.

SkyDrive Reaches Basic Agreement with Suzuki to Build eVTOL Aircraft, Aiming to Start Operation in Spring 2024 by Utilizing Suzuki Group's Plant

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Comment by Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. CEO "At Suzuki, all manufacturing activities are based on a concept, 'Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, and Neater,' and SkyDrive is developing lightweight air mobilities.

Key Points: 
  • Comment by Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. CEO "At Suzuki, all manufacturing activities are based on a concept, 'Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, and Neater,' and SkyDrive is developing lightweight air mobilities.
  • Suzuki and SkyDrive have been collaborating since March 2022 and we are very excited that SkyDrive will utilize the production facility of Suzuki to build our eVTOL 'SKYDRIVE.'
  • In our pursuit to consistently manufacture safe and high-quality aircraft for the world, we are grateful for the valuable know-how we will learn from Suzuki, a global leader in automobile mass production.
  • Suzuki and SkyDrive will work closely towards the shared goal."

SkyDrive Reaches Basic Agreement with Suzuki to Build eVTOL Aircraft, Aiming to Start Operation in Spring 2024 by Utilizing Suzuki Group's Plant

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Comment by Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. CEO "At Suzuki, all manufacturing activities are based on a concept, 'Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, and Neater,' and SkyDrive is developing lightweight air mobilities.

Key Points: 
  • Comment by Tomohiro Fukuzawa, SkyDrive Inc. CEO "At Suzuki, all manufacturing activities are based on a concept, 'Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, and Neater,' and SkyDrive is developing lightweight air mobilities.
  • Suzuki and SkyDrive have been collaborating since March 2022 and we are very excited that SkyDrive will utilize the production facility of Suzuki to build our eVTOL 'SKYDRIVE.'
  • In our pursuit to consistently manufacture safe and high-quality aircraft for the world, we are grateful for the valuable know-how we will learn from Suzuki, a global leader in automobile mass production.
  • Suzuki and SkyDrive will work closely towards the shared goal."

17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium to Highlight AAM Progress

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

FAIRFAX, Va., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS). The event will once again be held online and in person in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 22–23, 2023 — the weekend prior to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture 2023.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFAX, Va., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- More than 40 of the world's leading electric aircraft developers and technology experts will be speaking at the 17th Annual Electric Aircraft Symposium (EAS), hosted by the Vertical Flight Society (VFS).
  • It's organized by industry and government leaders of advanced air mobility (AAM) to provide updates to the community and the public.
  • A special feature this year is a panel organized to support the US government's AAM Interagency Working Group.
  • Each moderated panel session will include a Q&A discussion with presenters and attendees — a hallmark of the annual Electric Aircraft Symposium.