WATCH | Hoverbike crashes during testing

Flying motorcycle prototype plummets 30 metres during testing in Dubai, amazingly without injuring the rider.

In a bid to ease traffic congestion and shorten commuting times, there are a number of companies working on large drones that are big enough to carry people.

The crash was captured on video. After a smooth take-off in a parking lot to a height of about 30 metres, the Hoversurf starts bucking back and forth like a rodeo horse, leading the pilot to lose control and crash-land on the tar. Hoversurf reported that the barometer failed and led to the crash, and that “all safety systems worked well”.

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