It’s been a busy week for Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive, who has announced its second pre-order agreement in two days, its latest coming from CT UAV in Vietnam. That puts pre-orders for the company’s new SKYDRIVE eVTOL up to 200 in Vietnam alone.
We will spare you the brief history of SkyDrive Inc. as we just offered a recap yesterday when the company announced a pre-order for up to five of its newly designed SKYDRIVE eVTOLs (seen above) by Austin Aviation in South Carolina.
That initial letter of intent kicks off SkyDrive’s journey toward setting up shop in The Palmetto State as it collaborates with local airports and other aviation companies to develop and implement an entire infrastructure plan for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), including eVTOL charters.
Closer to its original headquarters in Toyota City, Japan, SkyDrive has already secured a pre-order for 100 eVTOLs in Vietnam following a memorandum of understanding signed by Pacific Group Co. Ltd. in November 2022.
Today, SkyDrive has announced a second pre-order from a separate aviation company in Vietnam, potentially doubling the amount of aircraft sold in the country.
SkyDrive finds future home for its eVTOLs in Vietnam
Fresh off its US pre-order yesterday, SkyDrive is announcing a second MOU in Vietnam – this time from CT UAV – a subsidiary of CT Group, which develops various forms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technologies.
Combined with the aforementioned pre-order from Pacific Group, SkyDrive’s eVTOL tally in Vietnam sits at 200. CT Group says its UAV subsidiary is focused on integrating AI technology with clean air mobility to create a “smarter and more advanced future and improving the quality of life.”
SkyDrive says it will work alongside CT UAV in Vietnam to evaluate the potential to scale and commercialize eVTOL mobility, exploring adjacent factors like vertiports, route planning, charging infrastructure and AAM ecosystems.
The SKYDRIVE eVTOLs will be built at a Suzuki facility in Japan.