Scania's NXT concept - taking urban transport to a new level
By Jim Gibbins - 1st July 2019
Sweden - Scania’s new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle, revealed at the UITP Congress in Stockholm, Sweden last month, is designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings to delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night. Scania’s engineers have utilised the company’s DNA – the modular system – to develop a concept vehicle, which enables the body to be swapped for different urban assignments.
Henrik Henriksson, president and CEO of Scania AB said: “NXT is a vision of the future for transport in cities. Several of these technologies have yet to fully mature but for us it’s been important to build an actual concept vehicle to visibly and technically demonstrate ideas of what is within reach. NXT is designed for 2030 and beyond while incorporating several cutting-edge features already available.”
