Maruti Suzuki planning to make electric air copters that can take-off and land on rooftops

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With the help of its Japanese parent company, Suzuki, the company is planning to develop electric air copters...

According to a report in the Times of India, the electric air copters would be larger than drones but smaller than traditional helicopters, with the capacity to transport at least three passengers, including the pilot...

Kento Ogura, assistant manager at Suzuki Motor (automobile product planning group), global automobile planning department, told TOI that the company is in talks with the aviation regulator DGCA and conducting feasibility studies to make this a reality...

The Maruti Suzuki electric air copters are to be named SkyDrive..

Additionally, due to electrification, the number of aircraft parts has been significantly reduced, resulting in lower manufacturing and maintenance costs, the report further added...

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