Swift Engineering Inc. successfully flies VTOL drone Swift020 in Kobe, Japan.
Swift Engineering, Inc. flew the first fully autonomous flight demonstration in the port city of Kobe, Japan on July 21, 2018. In attendance during the event was Governor of the Hyogo prefecture, Toshizo Ido, and Mayor of Kobe City, Kizo Hisamoto as well as other government officials and media. The flight took place in Meriken Park, located in the Port of Kobe City in the Hyogo Prefecture. “We are proud and honored to be a trailblazer in the next industrial revolution of autonomy and robotics. The vision of innovation embraced by the Hyogo Prefecture and the city of Kobe will impact worldwide urban aviation” said Rick Heise, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Swift Engineering.