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Project P.U.M.A. at The NY Auto Show

The Project P.U.M.A. prototype is on display at the New York International Auto Show after its big reveal last Tuesday.  Leading up to Friday’s public opening,  press days kept our team very busy, as many media folks stopped by to see what the buzz was about.

The Project P.U.M.A. area in the Chevy booth (#1305, level [...]

Jim Norrod on Countdown to the Closing Bell

After a day filled with interviews and general media hoopla, CEO Jim Norrod headed to the Fox Business Network to chat live with Liz Claman during the Countdown to the Closing Bell show yesterday.

Liz had some excellent questions and the segment turned out great. In case you missed it, you can watch the entire segment [...]

Project P.U.M.A. prototype on the Today Show

Earlier this morning, teams from Segway and GM headed to the set of the Today Show to give the world’s first live television demo of the Project P.U.M.A. Prototype. The energy was pretty exciting. When we arrived on the plaza, the Segway team had already setup the prototype and was preparing for the demo. The [...]

The weekend test drives: Behind the scenes.

This weekend, we gave our new prototype a test drive in Brooklyn and Times Square, and shot some beautiful photos and video.
The photo above features Segway employees Jon Stevens and Sarah Laufersweiler having a blast cruising the streets of New York City. Expect to see the Project P.U.M.A. prototype in plenty of tourist photo albums, [...]

Introducing Project P.U.M.A.

Every once in awhile we have some exciting news to share and we’re happy to do so right here on The Last Mile.
We’re pleased to introduce you to the Project P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility & Accessibility) prototype.  It’s a working concept of what’s possible when you put together smart minds with the goal of setting [...]