While I'll never be able to afford one of these even to the day I die probably, that is some cool fucking stuff, man! Can't believe I haven't seen this pop up somewhere else on the web yet. I definitely agree with you that I'd want some sort of safety measure in place in case of any kind of catastrophic failure, especially since falling from a high height is one of my greatest fears, lol.
Wouldn't surprise me at all though if these don't get released in the short term. I'm sure lawmakers will be making a ton of regulations on using/owning one of these before we see them available. I really hope they don't outright ban them though, that would be beyond frustrating to see.