We may still be a decade away from real flying / hover cars hitting the streets, but here’s another look at Volkswagen’s interesting concept. Designed by student Wang Jia, it’s a wheel-less pod that uses electromagnetic levitation to float just above the road. Her dream is to help decongest the roadways in her hometown of Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province. Continue reading to see it in-action and for more information.

The Hover Car features a joystick for steering, auto-pilot function, voice commands and a safety sensor for collision avoidance. And because the Hover Car operates via magnetic fields, it uses no gas and has zero emissions.

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