Segway Teams Up with GM to produce THE PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), waste of tax payers money
Writing by Blunt truth on Thursday, 9 of April , 2009 at 7:36 am
On Tuesday GM began testing of the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA) on the streets of New York City. The concept of this vehicle is rather interesting crossing a Segway with a traditional enclosed vehicle cockpit. The Puma (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) has a top speed of 35 mph and a range of 35 mph. This vehicle was designed to reduce or even eliminate “traffic” and reduce emissions.
ONE problem it’s a waste of MONEY. Why? Very simple what would happen if the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility (PUMA) zipped through the streets and ran into the big bad SUV, which that it’s trying to replace? I own an Expedition; the blind spots on that car can fit a BMW 3 series. The puma with its small will get ran over in a New York minute. The other issue with how safe is it overall; the puma cannot go against other vehicles and if it goes on the sidewalks then people will get injured. There is no place for the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility in NYC. Why did they have to develop it? There is no need! How about spending all that money on GREEN TECH or even MARKETING, shocking isn’t it? Spending money on Marketing to SELL your Vehicles. But, hey as always it not there money it’s your money and they don’t really care because they already have it.
Lastly, that thing in the back wtf, a rabbit’s tail? Oh sorry a PUMA tail that’s why they called it that.
Category: Because we care, Technology goodies that you should or should not get, you can't be serious
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Comment by Tim
Made Thursday, 9 of April , 2009 at 2:01 pm
I have to disagree with you here - you call it a waste of money and suggest they could have tried for green tech instead - what is this, if not a greener version of a car? and you say it’s too unsafe to drive on nyc streets; what about bikes, rickshaws, jaywalkers?
as for spending more on marketing, that’s plain silly. “We make crappy cars that no one wants to buy, we need better marketing to sell these idiots a pos!” No. At least they’re trying to do something different. Maybe it’ll work, maybe it won’t, but at least it’s innovation.
Comment by Blunt truth
Made Thursday, 9 of April , 2009 at 3:54 pm
Its true but i dont want my tax money to go into stuff like this! I want clean running big cars not cars that will make my insurance go up because some ass who doesnt know what they are doing is driving around in one of them and gets run over by a suv. WE ARE USED TO THEM and they don’t go 35 mph!! Innovation is what all company’s need and you are very right GM sucks at it!
