Here is a wonderful vehicle from Honda! [U3-X]

The Honda U3-X is a self-balancing one-wheeled electric vehicle designed for personal transport. Honda used Ashimo's technology for this U3-X.  It weighs 10 kg (22 lb) and travels at 6 km/h (3.7 mph). It works in the direction of moving the center of gravity. This vehicle go to forward, backward, right and left. If you want to change the direction, you use your toe like a ski stick. If you want to stop, bring your weight back to center. So how much is this? It seems to become more than ¥ 500,000 (about USD 4,786) if Honda piles up the cost. In order to achieve the light weight, it has to use carbon for the structure such as racing cars and expensive lithium-ion battery.

If they replace carbon by aluminum and carbon, and the price of the battery becomes cheaper, the price is possible to be 100,000 yen. Honda does not have any plan to put this U3-X on the market now because of the high cost. Even if they can not put their product on the market, Honda have a great attitude to make such a wonderful vehicle like Asimo. I hope we can see it on the market in the near future.

Here is a demonstration movie of U3-X. You can see very smooth movement of U3-X. Do you want it? I want it!

Thank you!