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Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility)is GM and Segway's electric, two-seat prototype vehicle intended for urban use.

Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility)is GM and Segway's electric, two-seat prototype vehicle intended for urban use.  Project P.U.M.A. combines several technologies demonstrated by GM and Segway, including electric drive and batteries; dynamic stabilization (two-wheel balancing); all-electronic acceleration, steering and braking; vehicle-to-vehicle communications; and autonomous driving and parking.  The prototype Project P.U.M.A. vehicle integrates a lithium-ion battery, digital smart energy management, two-wheel balancing, dual electric wheel motors, and a dockable user interface that allow off-board connectivity.  The Project P.U.M.A. prototype vehicle is expected to cost between a quarter and a third of what an average new vehicle costs.  Drawings of the PUMA prototype, the anti-Hummer. 

Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility)is GM and Segway's electric, two-seat prototype vehicle intended for urban use.

Photograph by Photo by Emile Wamsteker for General Motors.