"If our vision of the future is correct—and we think it is—AUTOnomy could reinvent the automobile and our entire industry," claims Larry Burns, GM vice president of research and development and planning. "It’s the beginning of a revolution in how automobiles are designed, built and used."
The fuel cell stack, on-board hydrogen storage system, electric motors and 42-volt electrical system are packaged in a skateboard-like, 6-inch thick chassis. According to Burns, the universal chassis simplifies manufacturing and enables a wide variety of vehicles to be built on a number of platforms with much shorter product development cycles.