2016 IAA Commercial Vehicles show: concepts that could influence cars

Nissan’s rugged-looking concept is designed to be a durable and tough all-terrain pick-up.

Based on the Navara, it’s the first car to feature a portable battery pack for use in emergency scenarios.

Using EV battery technology first adopted by the Leaf and Nissan e-NV200, the battery packs are constantly in ‘charge’ mode, using power generated by the 2.3-litre twin-turbo diesel engine to ensure they’re ready for emergency use when required.

They have two input and five output sockets and can be used to operate specialist cutting or heavy-lifting equipment.

Volkswagen Truck and Bus cloud community

Shippers, dispatchers, carriers, drivers and recipients can all connect to Volkswagen's new data-sharing information and application system, called RIO.

Thanks to intelligent algorithms, RIO combines different sources of data and than normalises them.

Combining data from tractors, trailers and drivers along with traffic, weather and navigation information, RIO can offer users real-time information.

If a significant number of users connect to the system, it could drastically increase efficiency in the wider transportation industry. Perhaps more significantly, it could also influence a similar shared data system within the car industry.