Bombardier, the makers of snowmobiles, watercraft, and off-road vehicles, is developing a one-wheeled vehicle named, "EMBRIO". It looks kinda looks like the Honda Goldwing of unicycles.

The thing is powered by fuel cells, and uses the same gyroscopic balancing technology that made the Segway famous.

With a riding position similar to a motorcycle, the EMBRIO uses a complex series of sensors and gyroscopes to balance one or more human passengers on a single wheel. To move forward, the rider activates a trigger on the left handlebar. The landing gear retracts when the speed reaches 20 km/h. To turn, the rider leans in the desired direction. The brake is activated by a trigger on the right handlebar. When the speed drops to 20 km/h again, the landing gear redeploys automatically.

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