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GM and Segway working on new balancing 2-wheeler?
autobloggreen.com - 4/7/2009
GM and Segway working on new balancing 2-wheeler?
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Please hold a moment while we check our calendars. Nope, it's definitely not April 1st. That must mean the stories circulating the internet tonight of a GM tie-up with Segway must be true. The Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility Project (P.U.M.A. for short) will reportedly seek to ...
media.gm.com - 4/7/2009
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— media.gm.com — FOR RELEASE: 2009-04-07 GM and Segway Join Forces to Reinvent Urban Transportation Unique solution opens new horizons... in personal mobility GM Press Release Template NEW YORK - General Motors Corp. and Segway today demonstrated a new type of vehicle ... (more) GM Media Online

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jalopnik.com - 4/7/2009
GM, Segway To Unveil New Two-Wheeled Urban Vehicle
— jalopnik.com — GM and Segway plan to announce tomorrow they're working together to develop a two-wheeled, two-seat electric vehicle... as part of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility or PUMA Mobility Pod . No, seriously. The companies plan to announce ... (more) GM, Segway To Unveil New Two-Wheeled Urban Vehicle

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Segway, GM "PUMA" Vehicle Unveiled
huffingtonpost.com - 4/8/2009
Segway, GM "PUMA" Vehicle Unveiled
— huffingtonpost.com — NEW YORK — A solution to the world's urban transportation problems could lie in two wheels not... four, according to executives for General Motors Corp. and Segway Inc. The companies announced Tuesday that they are working together to develop a ... (more) Segway, GM "PUMA" Vehicle Unveiled

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TreeHugger:  Segway PUMA: Would You Enter Traffic With This Two-Wheeler?

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Segway PUMA: Would You Enter Traffic With This Two-Wheeler?
TreeHugger — ... that," Burns told the Times. "We want to become the U.S.V. company - known for ultra-small vehicles." In addition, PUMA is reported to use GM's OnStar technology for "vehicle to vehicle" communications, allowing vehicles within a .25 mile radius to communicate with each other (and hopefully) avoid collisions - "autonomous driving" is how GM described it. I really hope my bike will have a little of that OnStar magic if these 300-pound PUMAs actually do make it on to the road. Via: AutoBlogGreen Read more about Segway, pod cars ...

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