HARTING interface supplies power, data and signals for “metroSNAP”

January 24, 2020 11:37 am

HARTING is taking the next step in the direction of the mobility concepts of tomorrow with Rinspeed “metroSNAP”. Be it passenger transport or freight logistics, the metroSNAP can be used in highly versatile manner. The HARTING module helps the driver use the vehicle for a wide range of tasks in a fast, flexible manner. Like its predecessors — the “SNAP” and “microSNAP” — the vehicle is divided into two elements. On the one hand, there is the Skateboard that serves as an optimised electric vehicle, and on the other there is the “Pod”, which can be switched out in flexible manner to accommodate different tasks.

Communication, signal transmission and the power supply must all work smoothly between these two elements. Connectivity between them is automatically established as soon as the Pod and the skateboard are securely connected. With considerations to the special requirements for mechanical plugging, the power, signals and data begin to flow.