This sounds like excessive hype to me. I can see some practical uses for it such as making it easier to get around in very large places such as automotive assembly plants. Other than that I see it as a very expensive toy. He thinks this will replace the car in urban areas. Not likely IMO. I would see them as more of a nuisance on sidewalks and suicide enablers in traffic. I am sure that there are quite a few people that have the money and have to have the latest fad purchasing one but I just don't see this as an important invention.
How much does it weigh? Could it be carried easily up a flight or two of stairs? Can it hop a curb? How durable is it - if it hits a DC pothole are you out $3,000? Is it harder on the body to stand in one place or walk freely about? I have worked trade shows where I had to stand in one place for a long time and I would much rather have been walking around. Of course, I can see postal workers thinking this is a great idea, anything that appears less like work suits them fine.
This sounds like excessive hype to me. I can see some practical uses for it such as making it easier to get around in very large places such as automotive assembly plants. And again, YOU have no mobility problems (I'll wager) ...
OLD PEOPLE are going to love this.