https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/9846/honda-finds-a-way-to-make-the-segway-look-elegant-videoen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/9846/honda-finds-a-way-to-make-the-segway-look-elegant-videoFri, 08 Oct 2021 04:52:38 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0609bee3-6065-4c53-bf8d-26522ba6a6c2iLOVEautomotivehttps://community.element14.com/learn/publications/w/documents/9846/honda-finds-a-way-to-make-the-segway-look-elegant-video#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by iLOVEautomotive on 10/8/2021 4:52:38 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Honda is jumping into the personal-mobility vehicle market associated with the Segway, and the Japanese automaker even has a cute name for the device. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Honda will start demonstration tests for its UNI-CUB vehicle in June of 2012 with Japan&#39;s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br /><span><a href="https://community.element14.com/resized-image/__size/382x570/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-88/contentimage_5F00_86748.jpg"><img alt="image" src="https://community-storage.element14.com/communityserver-components-secureimagefileviewer/communityserver/wikis/components/files/00/00/00/00/88/contentimage_86748.jpg-382x570.jpg?sv=2016-05-31&amp;sr=b&amp;sig=ZL5qls1%2BZEMuUEk%2BHaugNYvlfEgQxIC7tA%2FQnjsYv78%3D&amp;se=2026-10-29T23%3A59%3A59Z&amp;sp=r&amp;_=5GGP9C87SMaAyMU6897wCw==" style="max-height: 570px;max-width: 382px;" /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Honda, which has been working on a plan for personal mobility devices since 2009, says the vehicle will offer firm balance and all-directional capabilities, similar to the Segway, though the person will be sitting lower on the device, allowing for &quot;eye-level&quot; stature, the company said. </span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">No specifics as far as sales and price have been disclosed, but Honda says the UNI-CUB sits about 29 inches tall, has a maximum speed of about three and a half miles per hour and a single-charge range of about three and a half miles.</span></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0;"> </p><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Me1P0JljVk">www.youtube.com/watch</a></span><p style="margin:0;"></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">Via <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://green.autoblog.com/2012/05/15/honda-finds-a-way-to-make-the-segway-look-elegant/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">autoblog</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: uni-cub, plug-in, emerging_technologies, transportation, green, japan, ev, honda, personal_mobility, Design, segway, innovation</div>