GM Hy-Wire automobile

neoarchangemon Says:

May 18, 2008 - I did, i just want to have the hope that we get to see these cars on the road.

cobaltblue1975 Says:

Jun 18, 2008 - Idiot. You've made clear your understanding of technology. Any modern car on the road today is loaded with electronics, cabling, and a computer smarter than you by the looks. You don't see them shutting down at 80km/h. These cars also have the potential to out do any muscle car you can dream up simply because the elec. motors are in the wheels themselves and there are 4. Give it a proper power plant and you won't believe your eyes. Now go back to your cave and leave the rest of society alone.

infidelguy Says:

Jun 19, 2008 - lol.. right on Cobalt Blue.

makitaman2004 Says:

Jul 4, 2008 - this was built in 2002 and will probly not go into production. they have had the knowledge to do it but there losses would be to great.

roryhynes Says:

Jul 7, 2008 - your wrists would start aching

pens71malkin Says:

Jul 8, 2008 - whats the top speed? 0-60 time??

doosierty Says:

Jul 15, 2008 - Its true it is loaded with electronics but what he means is that because of the mechanical linkages, you can still operate today's vehicle. If you turn today's car off without removing the keys the car will still be able to turn and you will be able to control it, guiding it someplace safe. With The GM HY-WIRE the steering is strictly electrical not mechanical so if the power supply shuts down, everything shuts down. While he or she didn't need to be so vulgar, they have a point.

starview1 Says:

Jul 15, 2008 - Chevy Volt is on the wayIn 3 years or less most new US cars will be moving to electric, either Battery hy-brid or fuel cell, bye bye oil and the cars will look slick unlike the prius.

punkedge1 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - how you know is in 3 years from now?, it could be in 10

starview1 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - punkedge1 Gude the USA is all about change, companies like nisson,toyota honda are companies that ezist because of the changes caused by the American Market place, The facts are that an American changed the Japanese automotive marketplace years ago and American invemtion and expertise will change the world market again

starview1 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - W. Edwards Deming is the father of the Japanese auto industry that exists today,he was from Iowa USA

starview1 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - I love Japan, and the Japanese Auto industry to this day is what it is because of American input, it's a fact and anyone in the industry older than 40 years old will know the guy and what he did for Japan, Dr Deming!

starview1 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - Dr. Deming: The American Who Taught the Japanese About Quality

gutt1717 Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - That car is so boring inside

luminaeus Says:

Aug 25, 2008 - It depends if its electric assist power steering, or actual drive-by-wire. There are a lot of GM cars with electric assist power steering which is the same thing as normal hydraulic except the pump is replaced with a motor. If the system fails or car shuts down you can still turn the wheel.

weaternpi Says:

Sep 9, 2008 - fuck the japs all the invention never even came from japan hybrids was invented here in america tested here in america turbo super charge europe i mean the testing done so they save money and put money on building better quilty cars.

corndog251 Says:

Oct 8, 2008 - bye bye power grid, hell it's in pretty bad shape as it is, wait until everybody's plugging their car in.

starview1 Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - For $2,300 dollars buy a solar pannel system that will allow a person to charge their car for free after the initial cost of the system,that way not using the power grid, there are plenty of solutions

starview1 Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - corndog251 For aprox $2,300 dollars buy a solar pannel system that will allow a person to charge their car for free after the initial cost of the system,that way not using the power grid, there are plenty of solutions

cobaltblue1975 Says:

Oct 9, 2008 - doosierty, respectfully I still don't see his point. You'd have fail safes like routing some sort of emergency back up power to the system for a couple of minutes to enable a safe pull over. A fail safe system like that can be as redundant as you like. We are missing something else here, Short of a dead battery or alternator the statement is based on a catastrophic power failure you don't even get to see in existing cars let alone future ones.

edpannewyork Says:

Oct 19, 2008 - it looks like an airplane when you maneuver it.. but i think they should have invented a flying car instead.. the quickest way to reach your destination hehehe..

anyname666 Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - That's just what we need a bunch of red-necks with 'sky-rage' Can you imagine the sky full of tailgaters?They need to give some kind of intelligence test as a prerequisite for the driving test to keep the idiots off the roads.'Whats that fell in our back yard Ma' 'Nothn just old wider Johnson ran out of gas again'

CAPTAINQUINN Says:

Nov 17, 2008 - too little. too late.

emforty2 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - one wordBANKRUPT !

yusufer5000 Says:

Nov 26, 2008 - GM does realize that see threw bumper would be an issue for ladies in skirts, or is that the plan?