KamAZ-1221 box
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KAMAZ Schatl at the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2016 |
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| KamAZ-1221 "Schatl" | |
| Manufacturer | KAMAZ in Naberezhnye Chelny |
| design type | minibus |
| Production period | from 2016 |
| axes | 2 |
| engine | Asynchronous motor ( wheel hub motor ) |
| length | 4.6 m |
| width | 2 m |
| Seats | 6th |
| Standing room | 6th |
The KamAZ-1221 “Schatl” ( Russian КамАЗ-1221 “Ш.А.Т.Л.” , acronym Ш ироко А даптивная Т ранспортная Л огистика means “largely adaptable”) in German with an electric vehicle that is capable of driving a small bus that is largely adaptable Russian vehicle manufacturer KAMAZ , which is actually known for commercial vehicles.
Development history and technology
The first electric-powered minibus from Russia was developed by KAMAZ, Daimler and the vehicle research institute NAMI as well as the internet service provider Yandex and presented to the public in 2016 at the Moscow International Automobile Salon . Series production of the Schatl is scheduled to begin in 2022 . The bus can transport a maximum of twelve people and should be able to cover a distance of almost 200 kilometers with one charging process. It is controlled using 5G technology, certain predefined stopping points are controlled and the doors are automatically opened. An AI technology developed by Yandex supports driving on the road, which takes place at a maximum speed of 25 km / h. In 2018, the low-floor bus covered a 650-meter test route at an average speed of 10 km / h. The KamAZ-1221 is to be produced in different versions, namely with front or rear wheel drive or with all wheel drive .
KAMAZ boss Sergei Kogogin stated in 2018 that “electric and autonomously driving vehicles are currently among the main development directions in the Russian mechanical engineering industry,” according to Kogogin, other similar models or concept studies from the increasingly self-confident Russian vehicle market will follow. He further stated that specialists from KAMAZ are currently actively working on such models.
Web links
- Latest KAMAZ publication on the Schatl (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b КАМАЗ и НАМИ показали автомобиль под названием Шатл (Russian)
- ↑ a b c "КАМАЗ" продемонстрировал первый беспилотный электробус. In: kamaz.ru. 2018, accessed February 22, 2020 (Russian).
- ↑ a b Russia's search giant is making a self-driving shuttle bus. In: engadget.com. August 28, 2016, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ a b KamAZ "Shuttle" Autonomous Electric Minibus. In: Cars show. November 20, 2018, Retrieved February 22, 2020 (American English).