--- title: "This Personal Hover Bike Looks Pretty Awesome" description: "Swedish eVTOL startup Jetson is hoping to bring a $92,000 personal flying vehicle dubbed the Jetson ONE to market, a drone you can literally sit inside of." date: "2022-01-24" modified: "2022-01-24" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/personal-hover-bike" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "drone pilots" - "evtol" - "the digest" --- # This Personal Hover Bike Looks Pretty Awesome ![Swedish eVTOL startup Jetson is hoping to bring a $92,000 personal flying vehicle dubbed the Jetson ONE to market, a drone you can literally sit inside of.]() *\Image: Jetson\* ## Jetson ONE Swedish electrical vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) startup Jetson is hoping to bring a $92,000 personal flying vehicle to market.. A [stunning promotional video]() shows the small vehicle in action, flying over a deserted landscape. The cockpit is stripped down, using a smartphone to display flight information. In other words, a future where we can strap into a flying motorcycle is upon us — and we're here for it. "This thing makes that dream possible," Jetson co-founder Peter Ternstrom [told the *BBC*]() of the Jetson ONE. "It's just awesome. I love it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzhREYOK0oo ## The Jetson ONE The Jetson ONE small for a very important reason: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s definition of an ultra-light vehicle — which doesn't require a pilot's license — must weigh less than 254 pounds and have a maximum speed of 63 mph. The company says it's already taken preorders for 118 hover bikes and is hoping to ship the first one some time next year. "If you have previous experience, we have said, 'OK, cool, you can buy one,'" Ternstrom told the *BBC*. Each customer who shells out $92,000 for a hover bike will get to attend a two-day bootcamp in Tuscany, Italy. ## Flight Risk The battery allows for 20 minutes of flight time, but the company is hoping to up that figure as battery technologies progress. According to the [company's website](), it can fly up to 63 mph — but only because of "software limits" put in place — and reach heights of 1,500 feet above ground. But is it safe? The Jetson ONE uses a LIDAR system to detect the distance to the ground and will slow down automatically once it's close. The company also says it can fly using only three propellers if one fails — but not for very long. "This is a machine made for mischief, basically," Ternstrom told the *BBC*. "I want them to be very responsible." **READ MORE:** [Like a drone that you sit in – but would you feel safe?]() \[*BBC*\] **More on flying:** *[NASA Begins Flight Testing an Electric Flying Taxi]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()