Car maker Lexus has raised eyebrows in tech circles, with claims that it has created the most advanced "Back to the Future" style hoverboard ever developed.
The company claims to have partnered with world leading experts in super conductive technology to build the device, called "Slide".
It claims the free floating board uses magnetic levitation, through the use of liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and permanent magnets, to achieve frictionless movement.
"At Lexus, we constantly challenge ourselves and our partners to push the boundaries of what is possible," said Mark Templin, Executive Vice President at Lexus International in a statement.
"That determination, combined with our passion and expertise for design and innovation, is what led us to take on the Hoverboard project. It's the perfect example of the amazing things that can be achieved when you combine technology, design and imagination."
Lexus says the hoverboard is a prototype which will not be for sale, but will be tested in Barcelona over the coming weeks.
It says the device is part of its 'Amazing in Motion' campaign that showcases the creativity and innovation of the Lexus brand.
However, scepticism about the claim is high, particularly because the promotional video and images do not actually show it being used by a person or any sign of a metal strip on the ground, which the board would require for the magnets to work.
It also follows several claims in the past by other organisations of varying degrees of veracity that they too had created a working hoverboard.
