Go Behind the Scenes in Creating the Lexus Hoverboard
Lexus said they had a real hoverboard, and now we have footage of it actually working in action and what it took to get it there. The new video is titled “The Story” and it shows us exactly what went into creating this piece of futuristic technology. It’s a little wild to see. Now, if you are unfamiliar with the board, it uses the science of superconducting and magnets to create a mag-lev style system that causes the hoverboard to “lock” to a track while hovering a few inches above it. The physics involved are a little much to get into here, but just know it works.
The video goes through the entire series of events from finding a rider, to making prototypes, to building the full hoverboard skate park in Barcelona. The park itself features jumps, a water crossing, and a big banked turn; it looks hella-fun, and I want to play with it. All in, it took more than a year to get the entire project finished. Press play to take a deep long look at just how wild this project really was.
