Science6/4/2004

General Motors Autonomy

Mike Hanlon
When General Motors looked back on 100 years of motoring, and recognised that just 12 percent of the world has a car, it had a radical rethink. The result is the AUTOnomy: a vehicle designed around a fuel cell propulsion system in a "skateboard chassis" which can have a variety of bodies fitted. AUTOnomy provides a glimpse into GM's vision for the 21st century: a socially responsible, infinitely adaptable and globally marketable vehicle line that has minimal design constraints. "We started with.