{"id":156726,"date":"2023-09-12T12:38:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156726&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:38:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:38:48","slug":"flying-cars-take-off-in-oita-with-new-partnership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/flying-cars-take-off-in-oita-with-new-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Cars Take Off in Oita with New Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oita Prefecture in Japan has entered into a memorandum of understanding with four entities, including Hosei University&#8217;s Urban Air Mobility Institute and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance, to accelerate the development of flying cars. The agreement focuses on using Oita&#8217;s Central Airport as a test site for aircraft development and collaborative research. Key areas of study include risk assessment and safety measures for the flying car industry. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hosei.ac.jp\/info\/article-20230907132850\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hosei University<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC08A8Z0Y3A900C2000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_flying-car-oita-chatgpt_2023_cl.jpg?resize=900%2C942&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flying Cars Take Off in Oita with New Partnership\" width=\"900\" height=\"942\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_flying-car-oita-chatgpt_2023_cl.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_flying-car-oita-chatgpt_2023_cl.jpg?resize=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1 287w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/fnn_flying-car-oita-chatgpt_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C804&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><strong>Illustration: <\/strong>original art for image purpose only.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oita Prefecture in Japan has entered into a memorandum of understanding with four entities, including&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":156728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156726","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-oita-prefecture","news-category-technology","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}