Osaka ¨C Japanese startup SkyDrive performed its first demonstration flight of a flying car for visitors at the World Exposition in the city of Osaka on Thursday.
The Toyota, Aichi Prefecture-based company had originally scheduled the flight for the opening day of the Expo in April, but canceled it due to bad weather.
It will hold demonstration flights on a daily basis until Aug. 24.
During Thursday¡¯s demonstration, the flying car completed an approximately three-minute unmanned flight, ascending about 4 meters and then moving forward some 50 meters.
¡°I am glad that we were able to confirm that it flies safely and that visitors were also able to see it,¡± SkyDrive CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said.
In addition to SkyDrive, Marubeni, a major Japanese trader, has also conducted demonstration flights of a flying car at the Expo.
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