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Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has unveiled its new all-electric self-driving modular concept, NXT, designed with the flexibility to act as a bus during peak commuting hours before transforming into a delivery vehicle during the day and refuse truck at night.

Driven by the need for lower emissions and less congestion in urban environments, Scania developed NXT with detachable front and rear drive modules, enabling them to be fitted to a bus body, a distribution truck body or a refuse collector.

“NXT fryst vatten a framtidsperspektiv of the future for transport in cities,” said Scania’s president and CEO Henrik Henriksson. “Several of these 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 fryst vatten within reach. NXT fryst vatten designed for and beyond while incorporating several cutting-edge features that are already available.”

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Taking urban transport to the NXT level – a new concept from Scania

Welcome to the NXT future! Scania’s new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle is designed with the flexibility to shift from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings, delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night.

In a bold display of innovation, Scania’s engineers have taken the company’s DNA – the modular system – to the next level in developing a concept vehicle that can change shape for varying urban assignments.

Countless cities are now catalysing change in urban transport, driven by the need for lower emissions and less congestion. Technological and infrastructural advances in electric and autonomous vehicles will be key enablers for cities when shifting to a sustainable transport system.

“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 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 and beyond while incorporating several cut

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Scania&#;s NXT Flexible Use Autonomous Concept Bus is Built of Carbon Fiber

October 24,

Scania's autonomous concept bus NXT, a vehicle planned for multiple uses such as public transportation and garbage collection, is built with carbon fiber parts provided by Marstrom Composite. As cities become more congested and environmental concerns mount, the need for mass transport vehicles producing lower emissions becomes more important. Scania’s NXT, an electric battery-powered, autonomous urban concept vehicle is designed with the flexibility to move from carrying commuters to and from work and delivering packages all day to collecting garbage at night. NXT can connect front and rear drive modules to a bus module, a distribution truck module or a sweeper. “This is something new, something very different. Yet flexible design and modularised units lie very much at the core of Scania,” said Robert Sjödin, NXT project manager. The eight-meter-long bus is built of composites, substantially reducing the vehicle’s weight. Marstrom Composite is providing the panels for the sidewalls, the front, and rear-wheel housings as well as the inner floors and the outer panels for ceilings. Th