“Flying cars” are expected to be used as a means of transportation to the site of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo 2025. Yet many problems remain to be solved before the technology can come to a street — or a sky — near you. It is not yet clear when these futuristic vehicles will be integrated into everyday infrastructure. ■ Demonstration experiment The Osaka prefectural and city governments signed a partnership agreement with SkyDrive Inc., a Tokyo-based startup company, with a view to realizing the operation of flying cars at the Expo. The company, established in 2018 by former employees of Toyota Motor Corp., aims ... (full story)