Its not my style and in San Jose it wouldn't work very well but in a more downtown area I can see its uses.
The Electric Networked Vehicle concepts debuting today from General Motors are designed for use in high-population areas.
The city car of the future will seat two people, run on electric power and communicate with other vehicles to reach a destination faster while automatically avoiding traffic tie-ups and crashes. General Motors, working with electric-scooter maker Segway, has developed three concepts tailored toward that vision of future transportation. The Electric Networked Vehicle, or EN-V, concepts go on display May 1 at the World Expo in Shanghai.
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/landingpagesafety.aspx?cp-documentid=1135907&landing=safety&topart=safety%20&icid=autos_1373>1=22017