Scania has launched an Autonomous Commercial Pilot Programme to further its strategic development of autonomous hub-to-hub transportation solutions. Scania, a member of the TRATON Group, has formed a cooperation with US-based Plus to incorporate its Level 4 fully autonomous SuperDrive™ technology stack into Scania and TRATON trucks.
The Scania Autonomous Commercial Pilot Programme is part of a larger focus on customer-driven testing to demonstrate hub-to-hub technology, as well as developing scalable operational ideas that add actual value to customers’ operations.
Peter Hafmar, Vice-President and Head of Autonomous Solutions, said, “We are committed to developing fully integrated autonomous solutions. This means technology that is fitted and supported directly from the factory and a solution that is designed to be operated by our customers in their existing infrastructure and operational flows.”
The expectation is that Scania’s autonomous hub-to-hub solutions will help increase its customers’ operating efficiency, lower their transport emissions and improve road safety, while also addressing the growing global driver shortage.
The company, which has already been testing autonomous transport solutions on Swedish roads since 2021, has plans to expand pilot operations with customers in other European countries during 2024.
“By expanding our autonomous hub-to-hub programme we are taking a leading position in providing autonomous solutions to our customers,” said Hafmar.
“We see autonomous as a key part of our offer for a full range of safe, efficient and sustainable transport solutions that can be adapted according to each individual customer’s specific needs, something which is further strengthened by TRATON Group’s partnership with Plus,” he added.
