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Lexus Claims It Has Created a Rideable Hoverboard

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Car manufacturer Lexus claims it has created a rideable hoverboard powered by magnets and superconductors to achieve frictionless movement above a surface.



Omitting a rider actively riding the hoverboard, the teaser video released earlier today instead shows a stationary board as it bleeds what’s seems to be liquid nitrogen. Annoyingly, the video stops as a rider places their foot on the device.



According to the official website, the hoverboard is equipped with liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and permanent magnets that allows it to hover off the ground.The technology doesn't seem to require a special surface to operate. Its design features materials found in Lexus cars, “from the high tech to the natural bamboo.”


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