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The Chevrolet Suburban is accepting a little brother. A actual little brother.

Left Lane Account reports, “General Motors and Segway acquire partnered calm to advance a accessible band-aid for the accepted burghal bottleneck that will absolute amplitude for vehicles. GM projects that by 2030 bottleneck may accumulate buyers from purchasing commonly sized vehicles, and the EN-V Activity is advised to action a applicable alternative.”

Jalopnik says the EN-V is an “autonomously-driving tech-heavy two-seater pod co-developed with Segway and advised to one day alter cars for abbreviate trips in cities.”

There are in fact three EN-V models, anniversary benumbed on a anatomy developed by Segway. In photos arise by GM, the EN-V looks affectionate of like a behemothic motorcycle helmet on wheels. The EN-V can either be driven, or it can use GPS and analysis technology to drive itself. The EN-V activity debuts at the Shanghai Expo.

AP comments, “It’s not absolutely as foldable as the amplitude car that animation amount George Jetson ancestor into his attache as he bops into the office. But the EN-V abstraction car, GM’s ‘automobile solution’ for the future, just ability fit into an accommodation foyer.”

The New York Times adds, “No acceleration demon, the diminutive EN-V — a sixth the admeasurement of a accepted commuter car — has a best acceleration of 25 afar per hour and a 25-mile range. GM said the car would plan able-bodied in ample busline areas, area bisected of all trips are three afar or beneath and 28 percent are one mile or less. In cities, added than 85 percent of cars acquire alone one occupant, the aggregation said.”

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