Future Hyundai EVs Will Feature Deployable Hoverboards

Nowadays, car companies are more than just car companies - they're mobility companies. With the advent of dedicated EV platforms, we're seeing thesescalable skateboard architecturesused for everything from cars and SUVs to delivery vans. Volvo has even inventedmobile EV delivery scooters.

CarBuzzhas now discovered what Hyundai plans to do with future EVs, creating a world where you never have to walk anywhere and where all mobility is done on one set of wheels or another. Patent documents published this week showcase a docking station hidden in the rear bumper of a motor vehicle wherein electric personal mobility devices, the kind commonly referred to as hoverboards, can be docked and charged while you drive before being used after you park.

The concept is simple; when accessing urban areas, you park your car in a typical car park - although considering this is tech for the future, we'd imagine your car autonomously parks for you. Thereafter, the rear bumper opens up, your hoverboard deploys, and you travel the last mile or so on your journey on that instead of walking. It fits into the vision of the future where urban centers are kept car-free, reducing pollution as well as the risk of accidents in crowded city centers. You could always walk, but in the age where everything is becoming digital, why walk when you can have an e-scooter of sorts do the hard work for you?