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| AUTOnomy Does a Hy-wire Act! | ||
| Driving closer to reinventing the automobile, General Motors Corp. has revealed a look at Hy-wire, the world's first drivable vehicle that combines a hydrogen fuel cell with drive-by-wire technology ( GM calls it "x-by-wire" at their website, but that is really confusing.) | ||
| The system was first developed for military aircraft and was called "fly-by-wire". Instead of mechanical linkage between the yoke/pedals (such as cables, bell cranks, push rods and such) someone figured out that you could run electrical wires from sensors and connect them to small motors located at the flaps, ailerons, rudder, etc. The result was a lighter, cheaper and more "bullet proof" control system. GM obviously took note (and may in fact have played a hand in its development, as it does a lot of military contract work.) | ||
| The GM Hy-wire, appropriately named for its technology, incorporates the features (first envisioned in the AUTOnomy concept vehicle at the 2002 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the Geneva Motor Show. Hy-wire will be introduced to the public at the Paris Motor Show Sept. 26. The universal "skateboard" chassis of the AUTOnomy simplifies manufacturing and service, and enables a wide variety of vehicles to be built on a small number of platforms with much shorter product development cycles. The Hy-wire is the next generation vehicle to be built on this "skateboard". For more visit General Motors | ||
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