Karma Chameleon: Prototype might offer glimpse of future
TORONTO — Here at Today’s Trucking we never miss an opportunity to give you a sneak peak of what could be the future of trucking.
Whether this caterpillar-like camion ever touches cold hard pavement is anyone’s guess. But it’s too cool to ignore.
A recent winner at the German Association of Automotive Industry Design Awards, it’s called the Chameleon Truck, created by concept designer Haishan Deng.
The bionic truck works sort of like a centipede, adapting to a variety of loads. The segmented body can uncurl for added length and recede to adjust to the size of the shipment it’s hauling.
The tarpaulin-shelled body is resilient enough to absorb impacts and protect cargo, but soft and flexible enough to fold up for side loading.
The cab, which closely resembles an airplane cockpit, hovers over the cargo area, allowing for convenient front loading or unloading.
Furthermore, adds Deng, the truck’s weight is half of today’s models, slashing fuel costs drastically. See more of Deng’s designs at www.haishandesign.com (link below).
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