A hoverboard essentially is operated by the logic board that acts as the processing unit of the board. It collects the data from the IR sensors placed on the feet pad of the board. The data is collected and then sent to different parts of the board like the speed sensor, tilt sensor, motor, gyroscope, etc.
The rider just has to bend a forward to take the board forward and tilt backwards to take the board backwards. In case of going right, the rider will have to keep the right feet forward and vice versa for turning left.