GM EN-V vehicle

Driving Safety, Efficiency and Independence

At General Motors, we are always driven by focused and bold imagination, methodical action to realize the influence of those ideas. It is portion of our DNA to realize technology's potential for positive alteration and sharing that idea with the world. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

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Our designers, planners and engineers live ages in the future to imagine a future where motors transporting our loved ones never get accident, where empty motors can be driven to give our friends a lift; and where motors do not break down, leave us stranded. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

We are looking ahead the future, to a period when cars will no longer pollute; when they utilize only fuel made from rechargeable sources or run on electricity. We are building technologies into automobiles so they never get stuck in a traffic jam, can expect and avoid accidents, and that can safely take over the driving for busy, sleepy or distracted motorists. We are satisfied to share our idea of how the future of transport is going to alternate the lives of our clienteles, today and tomorrow.

Autonomous Driving: Reducing Accidents and Increasing Independence

The vision of a vehicle that can drive itself is closer to the fact than you may think. In fact, we anticipate semi-autonomous vehicles to be available to clienteles before the end of this decade and the technology for completely independent cars capable of navigating the roadways ready during the next decade.

Active safety technologies available on General Motors trucks and vehicles today, such as side blind zone warning, adaptive cruise control and automatic park assist, form the building blocks for full independent driving ability. This ability will do more than make your driving experience more enjoyable and easier, also it will make it safer and reduce the number of incidents and traffic jams.

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With our Chevrolet EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle), GM has combined these safety features with advanced communication technology to explain how a completely independent driving experience can alternate the method we think about driving for the future. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

  Electric Vehicles (EV): Fully Electric, Emission-Free Driving

We depend on our trucks and cars every day to pick us up where we want to go, but now more than ever we need them to pick us up there more efficiently.

Though fuel still controls the world's markets, due to price and availability, there is rising client interest in gas-electric hybrids and pure electric cars. As client request for trucks and electric cars grows, we will be ready. We know that the path to electrification comprises a full range of technologies, including light electrification, traditional and plug-in hybrids, battery-electric cars, and extended-range electric vehicles – spanning from our e-Assist to the volt.

As we look at the following major improvement in how automobiles are powered, it all comes back to electrification. Electric Vehicles (EV) is able to run on 100 percent electricity to offer emission-free and gas driving. This technology holds great potential, particularly for use in smaller automobiles running at lower speeds for not long distances, in highly populated urban parts.

GM has declared a Chevrolet Spark Electric Vehicle that will be obtainable in certain worldwide markets in 2013.

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Also we are joining with our best providers and investing in promising technologies through our GM Ventures business unit to improve new technologies to market rapidly. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Reducing Dependence on Gasoline

As we work together to decrease our carbon footprint, reliance on fuel to power our automobiles presents a critical challenge. Furthermore to our industry leading improvement of battery-eclectic vehicles, we carry on to follow promising alternative technologies for example, hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells supply the potential to operate a wide range of automobiles without a drop of petrol.

They have potential to uphold larger and family-sized vehicles, provide more passenger or cargo-carrying ability, the capability to travel longer distances at highway speeds, fuel economy and great performance, and full-time zero emission operation. GM's "Project Driveway" fuel cell automobile demonstration utilized a fleet of over 100 fuel cell electric Equinoxes to assist clienteles accumulate more than 2 million miles. We carry on to work on developing and improving fuel cell technology. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

Mobile Applications: Keeping you Connected

Smartphone applications allow us to be connected with information and people while on the way, and fetch better independence and often more fun into our day-to-day lives. With apps like OnStar's Remote Link¹, Chevrolet MyLink², Buick and GMC IntelliLink² and Cadillac CUE², GM leverages this technology to improve your driving experience.

The Remote Link application bring the power of OnStar in direct to smartphones to make motorists control functions like closing their doors and starting their automobiles from anywhere. Also navigation is made easy, with the capability to look for a destination and send directions directly from your mobile to your automobile. Directions download into the car at the next ignition cycle. Also owners is able to inspect car diagnostics like remaining oil life, fuel level and tire air pressure remotely. With Buick and GMC IntelliLink, Chevrolet MyLink and Cadillac CUE, you can utilize Bluetooth³ or USB⁴ connectivity to mix your smartphone and other apps right into your vehicle's dash display. These services not only supply for hands-free use of your mobile with voice activation or in dash controls, it let you access to other apps and services like Pandora Internet radio. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50BY1_SJy-Q  

("Evolution of GM's EN-V urban electric vehicle concepts (Chevy En-V)", 2011)

This video contain some features about EN-V which assists to create a safe environment. EN-V vehicles is made with depending on a new technologies to make the vehicles to drive itself and can be controlled by the owner online. The first technology is GPS which works to direct the vehicle to the specified location. Also EN-V vehicle has safe sensors that work to keep vehicles driving safely, so that the sensor give signals to closer vehicles and that help to avoid accident. There is an unique technology when the battery getting low the vehicle go to the nearest charging station to recharge the battery. The end of video we see an intelligent parking system which save our time from looking for space to park a car.

 

                                            Reference

   General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.gm.com/vision/design_technology/emerging_technology.html

      Evolution of GM's EN-V urban electric vehicle concepts (Chevy En-V) [Video file]. (2011, October 12). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50BY1_SJy-Q