Scania unveils self driving EV concept

Scania has manufactured a concept self-driving electric vehicle which can work in different operating scenarios. The NXT can shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings, delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night.

“NXT is a vision of the future for transport in cities. Several of its technologies have yet to fully mature but for us it’s been important to actually build a concept vehicle to visibly and technically demonstrate ideas of what is within reach,” says Scania’s President and CEO Henrik Henriksson. “NXT is designed for 2030 and beyond while incorporating several cutting-edge features that are already available.”

In NXT, the front and rear drive modules can be fitted to a bus body, a distribution truck body or a refuse collector.

The eight-metre-long bus module is built as one composite unit, substantially reducing weight. The cylindrical cell batteries are placed under the floor, thereby utilising otherwise dead space as well as contributing to better weight distribution. With the low vehicle weight of less than eight tonnes, the range with present-day batteries is estimated at 245 kilometres.