Here's an interesting look at things to come...

[Lil bastard]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090407/ap_on_bi_ge/general_motors_segway

[Samson]

Interesting idea... Toyota has something similar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IT7qK1hrro&NR=1

[ekam]

Can't GM just learn how to build normal cars that don't fall apart by itself?

[Rareair]

That Segway/GM vehicle was featured in this mornings episode of the TODAY show

[husker boxster]

"The vehicles would automatically avoid obstacles such as pedestrians and other cars and therefore never crash"

And the Titanic will never sink.

[CaptainObvious]

Having a system trying to balance itself on two wheels is incredibly inefficient. I calculated that the costs to run a normal Segway would exceed that of a Chevy Suburban because of battery replacement cost and frequency.

For humor:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=segway_more_complicated_than_it_needs_to_b e

[E Kaplan]

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid
And they wonder why they are going into bancruptcy.

[FTD]

I saw this in USA Today yesterday. Points made in the article were:

• they want / recommend a separate line like a bicycle lane for these and other urban vehicles
• Maximum distance between battery charges: 35 miles. [comes with a built in PITA]
• Not in the article: hard on the eyes.

[salerno501]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

"The vehicles would automatically avoid obstacles such as pedestrians and other cars and therefore never crash"

And the Titanic will never sink.

EXACTLY what I was thinking...

[Lordblood]

Woo hoo so Chrysler found a partner with Fiat, which ownes prestigious brands such as Alfa Romeo and Ferrari. GM found a partner with....Segway?!

GM seems to be the only car company that is ready to fall, except they won't even if they go into bankruptcy.