Toyota's home ground becomes home for drone and space startups

Aichi prefecture gets in gear amid EV shift, loss of Mitsubishi SpaceJet dream

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Aichi startups like PD Aerospace and Prodrone are developing future forms of transportation. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by PD Aerospace and Sayumi Take)

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Startups developing future forms of transportation like space planes, drones and flying cars are being bred in central Japan's Aichi prefecture, home to Toyota Motor and its suppliers, driven by a sense of urgency to foster industrial momentum amid challenges from the emergence of electric vehicles.

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