World’s first flying bike makes US debut at the Detroit Auto Show

The future was on full display, soaring above the ground at the Detroit Auto Show Thursday (September 15), with the world’s first flying bike making its United States debut. Japanese startup AERWINS Technologies created the XTURISMO hoverbike, a vehicle capable of flying for 40 minutes and reaching speeds of up to 62 miles per hour. “I feel like I’m literally 15 years old and I just got out of Star Wars and jumped on their bike,“ said Thad Szott, co-chair of the Motor City’s auto show and one of the first Americans to take a test drive on the XTURISMO hoverbike. “I mean, it’s awesome! Of course, you have a little apprehension, but I was just so amped. I literally had goosebumps and feel like a little kid.“ Shuhei Komatsu, founder and CEO of AERWINS Technologies, says the company started out making drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. The hoverbike is already on sale in Japan. Komatsu said plans are underway to sell a smaller version of the XTURISM