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Expanding City Cleaners

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The X-Cave Street Sweeper Adjusts to Cover a Wide Range of Urban Roads

— March 28, 2013 — Autos
When you've been stuck behind street cleaners, you've probably had the time to consider how inefficient many current machines seem to be. It might then surprise you to learn that the X-Cave Street Sweeper is a concept to replace them, embodying an unexpectedly small size and flexibility.

Carlos Schreib strove to develop a vehicle that could transform to match the various widths of different roads throughout cities. This way, only one model would be required, no matter which part of the metropolis requires a tidy. This was made possible by an innovative extending undercarriage that's accompanied by broad-reaching bristled arms. The X-Cave Street Sweeper brushes work in two directions, operated by a single driver in the compact cockpit.
Trend Themes
1. Flexible Road Cleaning Machines - Innovative road cleaning machines with flexible extendable undercarriage and broad-reaching bristled arms to efficiently clean urban roads with different widths.
2. Single Model City Cleaners - Street sweepers with flexible undercarriage and broad arms, designed to work on various road widths, which eliminates the need for different models for different cities.
3. Compact Street Cleaning Vehicle - Small-sized street cleaner that is efficient and easy to manoeuvre in urban areas.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Industry - Opportunities for automotive manufacturers to design small-sized street cleaning vehicles with flexible extendable undercarriages and broad arms for city cleaning purposes.
2. Smart City Industry - Disruptive innovation opportunity for smart city solutions that integrate street cleaning with IoT sensors and automation for greater efficiency.
3. Municipal Services Industry - Companies in the municipal services industry can explore opportunities for efficient road cleaning solutions for urban areas using innovative technologies.
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