Electric ambition
GM's vision of urban mobility in 2030
- Published in Technology.
Linked in: The EN-V uses multiple sensors to drive autonomously
GM has shown its vision of urban mobility in 2030. The EN-V electric vehicle, uses Segway self-balancing technology to make it highly manoeuvrable in city scenarios, and benefits from vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to allow for autonomous driving.
The EN-V's lithium-ion phosphate battery gives the vehicle a range of 40km and a its four brushless DC motors combined produce 440Nm and 18kW of power, giving the EN-V a top speed of 40km/h.
The autonomous functions include: automatedretrieval and automated door opening via an app-linkedsmart phone, geo-locating other vehicles, collisionavoidance between vehicles, object detection, and automatedparking via a handheld device.
Balancing act: Small, electric, autonomous vehicles are GM's vision of future transport
