Volocopter, urban air mobility (UAM) manufacturer, has joined the Osaka roundtable, an institution eager to bring UAM to one of the busiest cities in Asia. As part of the engagement, the German eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) developer also committed to fly during the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai. Together with long-term partner and investor Japan Airlines (JAL), who recently reserved Volocopter aircraft, Volocopter accelerates its commitment in Japan and plans to conduct public test flights as early as 2023.
On 1 October 2021, Volocopter partook in the Osaka Roundtable. Osaka Prefecture has one of the largest industrial bay areas in Asia, an ideal location to test over various environmental conditions.
Florian Reuter – CEO, Volocopter: "We are honored to be seated at the Osaka Roundtable and take flight at an important milestone of the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai. Japan's and Osaka's commitment to UAM commercialization and its open approach allows us to be involved in pioneering them into the future of mobility. As the world's first and only eVTOL developer with successful public flights in several continents and a family of multi-functional aircraft, we are confident that we will become an integral part of Japan's future UAM ecosystem. We aim to improve lives in densely populated areas with our sustainable UAM services."
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