# Hoverboard Scooter Airboard By Alex Covert | Published 2007-11-21 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hoverboard-scooter-airboard References: [tfot.info](http://www.tfot.info/pod/1051/airboard-the-hovering-scooter.html) & [arbortech.au](http://www.arbortech.com.au/view/airboard-information) We've covered the Airboard before, but this follow-up includes a video. The rider of the Airboard stands atop a 5-foot wide vehicle while it glides along the ground on a cushion of air. The hoverboards are controlled by the driver's body weight and two levers. **Implications** - This might seem like something out of Back to the Future, but the Airbord is as real (and as cool) as can be. With its futuristic design that uses cutting-edge technology, this is just the kind of ride that people will certainly be dying to have when it becomes widely available. The future is here, ladies and gentlemen; and it's called the Airboard. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 89% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Airboard Hoverboards:** The development of airboard hoverboards, which utilize cutting-edge technology and offer a unique, futuristic design, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the personal transportation industry. - **Bodyweight-controlled Vehicles:** The emergence of bodyweight-controlled vehicles, such as the airboard hoverboard, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the recreational transportation industry. - **Cushion of Air Technology:** The use of cushion of air technology to power vehicles, such as the airboard hoverboard, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the transportation and engineering industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Personal Transportation:** The development of the airboard hoverboard presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the personal transportation industry. - **Recreational Transportation:** The emergence of bodyweight-controlled vehicles, such as the airboard hoverboard, presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the recreational transportation industry. - **Transportation and Engineering:** The use of cushion of air technology to power vehicles presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the transportation and engineering industries. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [All-Electric Hydrofoil Surfboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seadoo-rise.md) - [Handlebar-Toting Hydrofoil Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hydrofoil-board.md) - [Modular Monowheel Hoverboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/naowheel.md) - [Electric Performance Surfboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-hydrofoil-board.md) - [Hoverboard-Luggage Design Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trunk-car.md) - [Scooter-Style Pump Foil Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foil-scoot.md) - [Affordable Inflatable Hydrofoil Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fliteboard-flite-air.md) - [Onewheel Off-Road Board](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/offroad-board.md) - [Hybrid Electric Surfer Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scubajet-hybridboard.md)