SkyDrive Inc.

SkyDrive Inc. is a Japanese company that develops eVTOL aircraft, often called flying cars, and cargo drones. It was founded in July 2018 and is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. Its goal is to make short flights a normal part of city life, the way cars are today.

Aircraft

The SKYDRIVE (model SD-05) is a compact, electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft. SkyDrive chose a compact multi-rotor design so the aircraft can use rooftops, parking lots and existing heliports in crowded cities. The company says the simple mechanics and full electric drive give high reliability and lower manufacturing and maintenance costs, with system redundancy for safety. Commercial launch is targeted for 2028.

Use cases

• City trips that bypass road congestion
• Tourism flights with new views of a region
• Faster access in emergencies and disasters

History

• 2015: Tomohiro Fukuzawa expands a volunteer group of engineers (CARTIVATOR) to build a flying car, backed by 15 Toyota Group companies
• 2018: SkyDrive Inc. founded; joins the Japanese government task force on advanced air mobility
• 2019: the SD-02 makes Japan's first crewed advanced air mobility flight
• 2020: public crewed flight test of the SD-03
• 2026: publishes its Aircraft Design Concept paper on compact multi-rotor eVTOLs

Company facts

• Founder and CEO: Tomohiro Fukuzawa, formerly of Toyota
• CTO: Arnaud Coville, PhD in automatic control and robotics
• Head office and development centre in Toyota City; offices in Tokyo, Nagoya Airport and Osaka; flight test sites in Toyota and Yamaguchi
• Subsidiaries: Sky Works Inc., AlterSky Inc. and SkyDrive America, Inc.
• Partnership with Suzuki

Contact

Contact form on skydrive.co.jp
Details from skydrive.co.jp, October 2026.