Aichi Mobility Innovation Project “Aichi Model 2030 Connecting Sky and Road” project started

From left in the photo: Takahide Matsuura, Representative Director of Terra Lab Co., Ltd., Takeshi Suzuki, Managing Executive Officer of Nagoya Railway Co., Ltd., Shunsuke Totani, President and Representative Director of Prodrone Co., Ltd., and Satoshi Aichi Prefecture. Matters: Mr. Hideaki Omura, Mr. Kazunori Hayashida, Deputy General Manager of JTEKT Corporation, Mr. Tomohiro Fukuzawa, Representative Director and CEO of SkyDrive Corporation, Mr. Kazuhei Homoda, Representative Director and President of VFR Corporation

[First row] From left in the photo: Takahide Matsuura, Representative Director of Terra Lab Co., Ltd., Takeshi Suzuki, Managing Executive Officer of Nagoya Railway Co., Ltd., Shunsuke Toya, President of Prodrone Co., Ltd., Aichi Prefectural Governor Hideaki Omura, JTEKT Corporation Deputy General Manager Kazunori Hayashida, SkyDrive Corporation Representative Director and CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa, VFR Corporation Representative Director and President Kazuhei Homoda, [Second row] From left in the photo: ima Co., Ltd. CEO Ami Miura, mobility journalist Etsuko Kusuda, journalist/strategic innovation specialist Yumi Kawabata, Daido University lecturer Hiroe Hashiguchi, Nagoya University professor Takayuki Morikawa

On May 25, 2023, the project team (hereinafter referred to as PT) was launched for the ``Aichi Mobility Innovation Project Aichi Model 2030 Connecting Sky and Roads'' (hereinafter referred to as the "Project"), which was proposed by PRODRONE Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President and CEO: Shunsuke Toya, hereinafter referred to as PRODRONE) and adopted by Aichi Prefecture. This PT was launched by Aichi Prefecture and PRODRONE, and in addition to core members JTEKT Corporation and Nagoya Railway Co., Ltd., VFR Corporation, SkyDrive Corporation, and Terra Lab Co., Ltd. have joined. The goal is to create a disaster-resilient mobility environment in which drones, flying cars, and self-driving vehicles are safely controlled by 2030. Experts also joined this PT, and discussions began on identifying issues, future schedules, and setting up a task force. [Related press release] ・“Flying light truck” project #1 “I tried carrying 43 kg” (released on July 26, 2022) ・“Flying light truck” project #2 Relief supplies transportation verification conducted with 46.5kg load. "PD-Bear10" debut! (Announcement released on February 15, 2023) ・“Flying light truck” project #3 Aichi Model 2030 that connects the sky and roads ~ “Flying light truck” project takes off! ～(Announcement released on May 1, 2023) ■About Prodrone Co., Ltd. With the vision of "becoming the most trusted drone company in the region," we aim to build a drone ecosystem in the Chubu region. We carry out one-stop in-house development and production of industrial drones, including the PD6B-Type3 multicopter, which has started mass production with a recommended payload of 20 kg, and the PDH-GS120 helicopter, which can fly for two hours and has excellent weather resistance.