Lexus hoverboard: Does it really levitate?

Sorry, Marty McFly — Lexus isn't about to bring hoverboards to a dealership near you. Toyota's luxury brand teased a hoverboard prototype in a short video released online this week that's created a splash: 

Yes, we know – it's 2015, the year Marty jumped to in Back to the Future 2 and you still don't have a hoverboard. Right on time, Lexus has presented the latest example from its "Amazing in Motion" series of video spectacles: 

The Lexus hoverboard represents true engineering innovation, Lexus says on its YouTube post, and over the coming weeks, the company says it will be providing regular updates on the progress of this extraordinary project. Follow the conversation using # 

Sorry, Marty McFly — Lexus isn't about to bring hoverboards to a dealership near you. Toyota's luxury brand teased a hoverboard prototype in a short video released online this week that's created a splash: 

Lexus claims to have built an actual, functioning magnetic hoverboard and even has it on video.