Looking to the future, where autonomous vehicles would drive themselves while you shave, text and surf the Interwebs (basically everything you do now, except steer and work the pedals), GM and Segway are collaborating on a new mode of urban transportation they've dubbed Project PUMA.
Standing for "Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility", Project PUMA's goal is to reinvent urban transportation, providing a safe way for urban dwellers to navigate the city, while cutting down on congestion and pollution. (And finally finding a use for the Segway technology, besides moving lazy mall cops around.)
Based on Segway's two wheeled balancing act, the PUMA seats two and has an enclosure to protect you from the elements. (And embarrassment. Something the Segway could have used.) Wireless communication lets the vehicles talk to each other, working to find a smoother traffic flow and avoid smashing into each other. So you get to work on time, even if the chick in front of you is putting on her makeup, talking on the phone and sipping her mocha latte.
GM and Segway execs explain how PUMA will work... should it ever make it from the drawing board, to the city streets.