Early in April 2021, the startup opened its doors to the public to showcase ASKA and have announced that they are finally accepting deposits from those who wish to get a flying car by 2026.
"In 2022, we plan advanced flight tests and will continue our path toward certification. We are on-target and progressing well," they shared.
The company has come a long way since ASKA's humble beginnings in Tokyo, Japan. They said, "We were living in Tokyo with our children and we saw how living in a mega-city impacted quality of life".
By 2017, the couple arrived in San Francisco Bay Area, USA. "We saw a similar pattern," they thought. "The price of housing has skyrocketed in California and people are commuting longer distances. Employers in the Bay Area find it challenging to recruit employees from other states because of the high cost of living and difficulty to find affordable housing for families. Young people are turning to micro-housing, shared housing, [and] co-living. We thought, ‘Is this what we want for our kids and future generations?’ The answer was no."