It looks sort of like an enclosed motorcycle, but it's actually a car, a two-wheeled electric car. Zhu got his inspiration from a 1961 Ford Gyron, a "concept car" that used gyroscopes to stay upright, which the Detroit automaker never produced. We are confident that we can get our two-wheeled vehicles into production." Zhu was so impressed with the Gyron that he started a company in 2014 to develop his own version. Dave Zoia, director of research for WardsAuto in Michigan, is skeptical of two-wheeled cars.