One-stop connectivity shop unveiled
Scania used the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, to reveal Scania One, which will provide a single digital environment to a host of connected services for fleet owners and drivers.
With the firm claiming to have 250,000 connected vehicles, the package is said to provide coherent, simple access to efficiency-enhancing services.
Through the application, fleet owners and drivers will have access to the most relevant connected services that can simplify and improve their transport assignments. It constitutes an open customer platform for existing and coming services as well as external content in an Android tablet device.
“Scania One is our framework for seamlessly and efficiently integrating current and coming services in a single environment,” says Christian Levin, executive vice-president, head of sales and marketing, Scania.
“I am convinced that these services, taken together, will contribute towards greater efficiency and thereby higher revenues for transport companies.”
It is based on Ericsson software and is designed to meet the varying needs of customers and drivers related to the trucking operation, transport assignment or simply personal preference. From the purposebuilt tablet launcher drivers can access all apps that the transport company subscribes to.
It also features Scania Fleet Management, a monitoring and analytical system that provides fleet owners with an overview of equipment and drivers. It offers in-depth data on performance trends with regard to crucial factors that directly affect costs, such as fuel consumption and wear.
In addition, some of the services Scania One will provide include Check Before Drive, which offers a digital checklist for guided daily inspections of brand-neutral vehicle and trailer status with time-saving opportunities to continuously record observations as the basis for service planning.
Scania Assistance allows drivers to digitally contact assistance and transmit their position for remedial roadside and workshop action.
Guide Me guides drivers through an interactive tool in acquainting themselves with basic functions. With the mobile device camera, dashboard symbols can be scanned to provide information in text or video.
The company says it will continuously add new features while also encouraging developers to add useful services, building a platform for optimised and efficient transport solutions.
In addition, the application is compatible with the cloudbased platform of Volkswagen Truck and Bus, opening opportunities to offer additional services and a wider ecosystem.
“The world of heavy transport stands on the brink of a fundamental shift towards sustainable transport. Digitalisation and connectivity will play a pivotal role in enabling this shift,” says Henrik Henriksson, president and CEO of Scania.
With the aim of leading the shift towards sustainable transport systems, the company has outlined a strategy that focuses on greater energy efficiency, smarter and safer transport and the increased utilisation of alternative renewable fuels.
“We continue to get a growing share of our revenue from connectivity and other new areas. This past year we saw about 5% of our top line directly or indirectly depending on connected vehicles,” he says.
ELIMINATE WASTE
THE COMPANY HAS OUTLINED A STRATEGY THAT FOCUSES ON GREATER ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Through connectivity there is great potential to eliminate waste in the transport system and to ensure the best uptime. This is essential in an industry where a truck that spends just a few days off the road can have a high impact on earnings.
In addition, with a connected fleet, there is enormous potential in finding flow efficiency gains. Irrespective of whether it is maintaining a long-haul truck for as many days as possible on the road, knowing the logistics of a large-scale construction site or optimising public transport systems in large cities, connectivity and data analysis undoubtedly help deliver the best possible transport service.