OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2011. The main purpose of today’s visit of representatives of Moscow’s company Eidos to KAMAZ is negotiations on long-term cooperation.

Sergey Kogogin, Director General of OJSC KAMAZ, and Ramil Gaynutdinov, Director General of OOO Eidos, carried on negotiations in KAMAZ’s general directorate. They signed an agreement which, in particular, stipulates coordination of activities of the parties in the sphere of development, production, promotion and delivery of driving simulators – devices simulating real-world KAMAZ vehicle driving in virtual reality. Besides, the parties decided to organize after-sales and warranty service and repair of driving simulators on the basis of service centers of OJSC KAMAZ.

Driving simulators used for training have advantages over traditional real-life training, as they can simulate a great number of emergencies on the road. To add to this, driving simulators help drivers overcome road fear, eliminate psychological stress and give them an opportunity to better master new skills. Driving simulators also enable to save money on energy resources not damaging the environment. The standard program for truck driving training includes 60 hours of practical driving, during which more than 2,400 liters of nonrenewable fuel and 31 tons of pure oxygen are consumed. One hour of training costs RUB 1,000, and over 7 tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the Earth atmosphere. In contrast to real-life vehicles, driving simulators consume 3 kW/h of energy, which makes only RUB 12, as 1 kW/h costs RUB 4.